While concentrations of most air pollutants have been decreasing in Europe over the past 20 years, ozone (O3 ) is showing variable trends, with increasing average concentrations and decreasing peak ones. The complexity of O3 chemistry adds to the difficulty of...
This article presents results from a modelling study carried out to assess the influence that shipping emissions have on the air quality in European port cities. Using a 3-D chemical transport model (LOTOS-EUROS) and its source apportionment capabilities, the...
Report Nº 8/24: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad class of man-made chemicals, exceeding several thousands, which have been widely used in industrial and consumer applications since the 1940’s. Increasing public and regulatory concerns regarding...
In a previous study, we assessed the efficiency of reducing either traffic or industrial emissions on various ozone metrics for several cities in Europe, based on the Air Control Toolbox surrogate model. Here, we perform various model parametrisation sensitivity...
Technical complexity associated with biodegradation testing, particularly for substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials (UVCB), necessitates the advancement of non-testing methods such as quantitative...
