Publikasjoner

Review of urban secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline and diesel motor vehicle emissions.

Gentner, D. R.; Jathar, S. H.; Gordon, T. D.; Bahreini, R.; Day, D. A.; El Haddad, I.; Hayes, P. L.; Pieber, S. M.; Platt, S. M.; de Gouw, J.; Goldstein, A. H.; Harley, R. A.; Jimenez, J. L.; Prévôt, A. S. H.; Robinson, A. L.

Review of the Assessment of Industrial Emissions with Mosses

Commissioned by Norwegian Environmental Agency, NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research has surveyed the literature on the topic of “Assessment of industrial emissions using moss”. The purpose is to provide an overview of published knowledge on possible relationships between metal concentrations in moss and air quality, emissions, uptake in other organisms and impacts on environment and health. In addition, there was a request for information on whether other countries use moss surveys around industries and, if so, how the results are used by the authorities. The literature search resulted in 51 relevant publications, which mostly are from the period 2016-2019. The results of these publications show that moss is a good passive sampler for airborne contaminants and can provide valuable information on chemical signature and deposition of metals. No studies have been found that relates concentration in moss to air quality or amount emission from selected industries. A single 2019 study attempts to link moss concentration in context of health effects. A survey among the participating countries in ICP-Vegetation shows that results from moss surveys so far not have been used by authorities in a regulatory context.

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Review of ozone and temperature lidar validations performed within the framework of the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change.

Keckhut, P.; McDermid, S.; Swart, D.; McGee, T.; Godin-Beekmann, S.; Adriani, A.; Barnes, J.; Baray, J.-L.; Bencherif, H.; Claude, H.; di Sarra, A.G.; Fiocco, G.; Hansen, G.; Hauchecorne, A.; Leblanc, T.; Lee, C.H.; Pal, S.; Megie, G.; Nakane, H.; Neuber, R.; Steinbrecht, W.; Thayer, J.

Review of Observation Capacities and Data Availability for Black Carbon in the Arctic Region

Review of Interpreting Gaseous Pollution Data Regarding Heritage Objects

Pollutant gases pose a significant risk to some cultural heritage objects, and surveys have shown that the professionals involved consider themselves to lack knowledge to fully assess risk. Three approaches towards risk assessment, research results, standards and damage functions have been considered. An assessment tool has been developed, collating over 4000 research reports into a scheme for the impact on 22 materials of acetic and formic acids, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and reduced sulphur gases. The application of doses or concentrations has been considered, the impact of measurement time compared to annual exposure investigated and a simple tool derived.

Review of ambient air quality monitoring programme in Poland. NILU OR

Bøhler, T.; Guerreiro, C.; Marsteen, L.

The Norwegian Institute for Air Research - NILU and the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection - GIO¿ are implementing the project : 'Strengthening the air quality assessment system in Poland, based on Norwegian experience' as part of the programme ¿Improving Environmental Monitoring and Inspection¿ within the framework of the European Economic Area 2009-2014.
A part of this project is to review the existing ambient air quality monitoring programme in operation in Poland based upon the report prepared by GIOS: ¿Information on monitoring equipment used in Voivodeship networks within the National Environmental Monitoring and supplementary data providing grounds for network equipment analyses¿.
The NILU assessment confirms the needs described by GIOS to carry out an intensive monitoring of air quality, especially as regards PM10, PM2.5, benzo(a)pyrene and ozone. NILU advices GIOS to include the modelling results when evaluating the needs for expanding the network for ozone.NILU recommends to evaluate the needs for further stations in relation to securing the data capture rate as requested by the EU Directive.
In general, NILU advices GIOS towards having a more robust network that meets the Directive requirements regarding data coverage and ensures enough information for the WIOSs to do assessment and planning.

Reviderte spredningsberegninger for utslipp til luft fra et kombinert olje- og biobrenselanlegg ved Peterson Ranheim AS. NILU OR

Haugsbakk, I.

Det er utført spredningsberegninger for utslipp fra et kombinert olje- og biobrenselanlegg i Ranheim. Maksimale bakkekonsentrasjoner vil ligge under anbefalte retningslinjer ved anbefalt pipedimensjon.

Reviderte spredningsberegninger for utslipp til luft fra et biobrenselanlegg ved Lommedalen skole. NILU OR

Haugsbakk, I.

Reviderte spredningsberegninger for utslipp til luft fra en gassturbin, StatoilHydro Tjeldbergodden. NILU OR

Haugsbakk, I.; Tønnesen, D.

Reviderte spredningsberegninger for utslipp til luft fra avfallsforbrenningsanlegg i Karmøy kommune. NILU OR

Haugsbakk, I.

Reviderte beregninger av luftkvalitet ved Bjørnheimveien 26

NILU har blitt engasjert av Prem Partners II A/S for å vurdere utbredelse av luftsoner for dagens situasjon og en framtidig situasjon med foreslått boligblokk i Bjørnheimveien 26. Det er anvendt en Gaussisk spredningsmodell for linjekilder (Hiway-2). Når det tas hensyn til lokal topografi ved det aktuelle området, viser beregningene at den nye bygningen i hovedsak faller utenfor rød luftsone på bakkenivå, med unntak av det sørøstre hjørnet av bygningen som beregningene indikerer at ligger innenfor. Videre viser beregningene at skjermingseffekten for eksisterende bebyggelse av en ny bygning er marginal. Rapporten er en revisjon av NILU-rapport 15/2021.

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Revidert tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Tromsø

Stiftelsen NILU har, i samarbeid med Transportøkonomisk institutt (TØI), utarbeidet en revidert tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Tromsø kommune for perioden 2025 til 2030. Arbeidet omfatter en kartlegging av luftkvaliteten basert på trafikk-, utslipps- og spredningsberegninger for PM10, PM2,5 og NO2 for Dagens situasjon 2023, Referansesituasjonen 2030 og 2030 med tiltak. Det er beregnet risiko for overskridelse av dagens grenseverdier i forurensningsforskriften og for grenseverdier i nytt EU-direktiv som ennå ikke er tatt inn i norsk lovgiving.

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