Partners: Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA–CSIC)
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Expertise & Current Research Activities
- The main research activities carried out by the research team in atmospheric sciences during the last decade
focus on the development of measuring and sampling of aerosols and the subsequent analysis of PM components
in order to characterize the composition to quantify the major PM source contributions.
These types of studies, and additionally studies on atmospheric dynamics, are used to support the interpretation
of air masses and the emission sources affecting air quality. The team operates several ground based stations
in urban (Barcelona), rural (Montseny) and remote (Montsec) areas.
- The group has developed many national and international investigation projects and many agreements and contracts.
More than one hundred and fifty papers have been published by the team on these atmospheric studies,
many of them in leading international peer–reviewed environmental journals. As consequence of this research activity
the group has received the Barton A. Thomas Memorial Award (University of Kentucky) and the Mario Molina Award
from the IV Congreso Iberoameriocano de Química y Física Ambiental. Our group has directed or is currently directing
about 20 PhD Theses in the last 17 years.
- The group is one of the most active in the field of atmospheric particles in Spain. The research team provides
technical and scientific advice to Spanish environmental authorities. Scientists of this team participate in the workgroup
on particulate matter of the Clean Air For Europe (CAFE) program of the DG Environment for the evaluation
of the EU air quality directives and in the particulate matter expert group from the Geneva Convention (UNECE).
- The group developed an own scientific methodology which covers interpretation of time series,
management and analysis of samples, and source apportionment studies. In the last years the group has trained
technical and scientific personnel of at least eight universities and research institutes, who are currently applying the same methodology.
Moreover, the adaptation of this methodology for identification of natural contributions in PM10 has been adopted by the DG Environment of EU.
- The group also works on indoor air quality assessment, including workplace environments. The team has expertise in the assessment and
testing of sensor devices for air quality monitoring and their comparison with conventional measurements.
- The international collaboration with well–recognized research groups is evidenced by the participation in several international projects.
As an example, we carried out studies in mega–cities such as México D.F. (Milagro campaign coordinated by Dr. Mario Molina) and
in China (in collaboration with the China University of Geosciences and the City Council).
- More information on the ongoing projects can be found at http://contaminacion–atmosferica.es
- The affiliated reserch group IDAEA–CSIC counts with different instruments and facilities.
- Air quality monitoring network, including 3 sampling sites: urban background, regional background and continental/remote background.
- Instruments: high and low volume samplers for PM10, PM2.5 and PM1, optical particle counters, multi–angle absroption photometers (MAAP), aethalometers, nephelometers, condensation particle counters (CPC), scanning mobility particle sizers (SMPS), nanoparticle surface area monitor, aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM).
- Laboratories/analysis techniques: X Ray Diffraction (XRD), Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP–AES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS), microscopy, liquid chormatography, Hg analyzer, gravimetric analysis, particle–size distribution by laser method, organic carbon and elemental carbon by thermo–optical method.
- More details can be found at http://contaminacion–atmosferica.es
| MINGUILLÓN María Cruz
Lab.:
Org.: IDAEA–CSIC
Country: Spain
Tel. +34 93 4006100 ext. 1521 - Fax
e-Mail mariacruz.minguillon@idaea.csic.es Web http://contaminacion–atmosferica.es/
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| QUEROL Xavier
Lab.:
Org.: IDAEA–CSIC
Country: Spain
Tel. +34 934006100 - Fax
e-Mail xavier.querol@idaea.csic.es Web http://contaminacion–atmosferica.es/
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| VIANA Mar
Lab.:
Org.: IDAEA–CSIC
Country: Spain
Tel. +34 934006126 - Fax
e-Mail mar.viana@idaea.csic.es Web http://contaminacion–atmosferica.es/
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