Particluate matter: research and management; Proceedings from the 2nd WeBIOPATR Workshop, Mokra Gora, Serbia 31.8.-2.9.2009

The aim of the workshop was to provide a forum for discussion of new research results regarding particulate matter (PM), and atmospheric PM monitoring and management. Participants came from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Turkey, Portugal, Hungary and Norway, representing research, managers and authorities. The workshop had four sessions: PM sources and source apportionment, Pollution trends and levels, Exposure and health, Air Quality Management. Inall, over 40 participants presented papers and posters from authors from 16 countries. A special number of the Serbian journal Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering is being prepared. The workshop was supported from the We BIOPATR project (Research Council of Norway), and from the grant of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.