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Timmermans, R.M.A. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Kuenen, J.J.P. (author), Segers, A.J. (author), Honoré, C. (author), Perrussel, O. (author), Builtjes, P.J.H. (author), Schaap, M. (author)The impact of large cities on air pollution levels usually is determined with models driven by so-called downscaled emission inventories. This implies that annual emissions of air pollutants at the national scale are spatially distributed over a grid using proxy data like population density. These inventories are frequently used for regional air...article 2013
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van der Ronald, A. (author), Timmermans, R. (author), Bai, J. (author), Zhang, Q. (author), van der Wal, L. (author)In this paper we will present the FP7-project 'MarcoPolo'. The main objective of MarcoPolo is to improve air quality monitoring, modelling and forecasting over China using satellite data. During the project a new emission inventory will be constructed by combining Chinese and European expertise. It will be based on recent satellite data and GIS...conference paper 2013
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Dadvand, P. (author), Parker, J. (author), Bell, M.L. (author), Bonzini, M. (author), Brauer, M. (author), Darrow, L.A. (author), Gehring, U. (author), Glinianaia, S.V. (author), Gouveia, N. (author), Ha, E.-H. (author), Leem, J.H. (author), van den Hooven, E.H. (author), Jalaludin, B. (author), Jesdale, B.M. (author), Lepeule, J. (author), Morello-Frosch, R. (author), Morgan, G.G. (author), Pesatori, A.C. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Pless-Mulloli, T. (author), Rich, D.Q. (author), Sathyanarayana, S. (author), Seo, J. (author), Slama, R. (author), Strickland, M. (author), Tamburic, L. (author), Wartenberg, D. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Woodruff, T.J. (author)Background: A growing body of evidence has associated maternal exposure to air pollution with adverse effects on fetal growth; however, the existing literature is inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to quantify the association between maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight and low birth weight (LBW) across 14 centers...article 2013
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- Frost, G.J. (author), Middleton, P. (author), Tarrasón, L. (author), Granier, C. (author), Guenther, A. (author), Cardenas, B. (author), Denier van der Gon, H. (author), Janssens-Maenhout, G. (author), Kaiser, J.W. (author), Keating, T. (author), Klimont, Z. (author), Lamarque, J.-F. (author), Liousse, C. (author), Nickovic, S. (author), Ohara, T. (author), Schultz, M.G. (author), Skiba, U. (author), Van Aardenne, J. (author), Wang, Y. (author) article 2013
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Pronk, A. (author), Nuckols, J.R. (author), de Roos, A.J. (author), Airola, M. (author), Colt, J.S. (author), Cerhan, J.R. (author), Morton, L. (author), Cozen, W. (author), Severson, R. (author), Blair, A. (author), Cleverly, D. (author), Ward, M.H. (author)Background: Residence near municipal solid waste incinerators, a major historical source of dioxin emissions, has been associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in European studies. The aim of our study was to evaluate residence near industrial combustion facilities and estimates of dioxin emissions in relation to NHL risk in...article 2013
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de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), van Lenthe, F.J. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author), Zandveld, P.Y.J. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Mackenbach, J.P. (author)Traffic noise and air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular health effects. Until date, only a limited amount of prospective epidemiological studies is available on long-term effects of road traffic noise and combustion related air pollution. This study investigates the relationship between road traffic noise and air pollution and...article 2013
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van den Hooven, E.H. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), Willemsen, S.P. (author), Hofman, A. (author), van Ratingen, S.W. (author), Zandveld, P.Y.J. (author), Mackenbach, J.P. (author), Steegers, E.A.P. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author)Background: Air pollution exposure during pregnancy might have trimester-specific effects on fetal growth. Objective: We prospectively evaluated the associations of maternal air pollution exposure with fetal growth characteristics and adverse birth outcomes in 7,772 subjects in the Netherlands. Methods: Particulate matter with an aerodynamic...article 2012
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van Blijderveen, M. (author), Bramer, E.A. (author), Brem, G. (author)To gain insight in the startup of an incinerator, this article deals with piloted ignition. A newly developed model is described to predict the piloted ignition times of wood, PMMA and PVC. The model is based on the lower flammability limit and the adiabatic flame temperature at this limit. The incoming radiative heat flux, sample thickness and...article 2012
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van den Hooven, E.H. (author), de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Hofman, A. (author), van Ratingen, S.W. (author), Zandveld, P.Y.J. (author), Lindemans, J. (author), Russcher, H. (author), Steegers, E.A.P. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author)Background: Exposure to air pollution has been associated with higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, suggesting an inflammatory response. Not much is known about this association in pregnancy. Objectives: We investigated the associations of air pollution exposure during pregnancy with maternal and fetal CRP levels in a population-based cohort...article 2012
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Pulles, M.P.J. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Appelman, W.A.J. (author), Verheul, M. (author)Abstract: Heavy metals constitute an important group of persistent toxic pollutants occurring in ambient air and other media. One of the suspected sources of these metals in the atmosphere is combustion of transport fuels in road vehicles. However estimates of the emissions of these metals from road vehicles as reported in national emission...article 2012
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de Vries, J. (author), Hoogeveen, R. (author), Voors, R. (author), Kleipool, Q. (author), Veefkind, P. (author), Aben, I. (author), Snel, R. (author), van der Valk, N.C.J. (author), Visser, H. (author), Otter, G.C.J. (author)TROPOMI is the sun backscatter trace gas instrument on ESA's Sentinel-5 precursor satellite. TROPOMI builds upon a rich heritage from similar instruments, the main ones being SCIAMACHY on ESA's ENVISAT and OMI on NASA's AURA satellite. This paper explains how the technology from the heritage instruments evolved, considering high level design...conference paper 2012
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Bieser, J. (author), Aulinger, A. (author), Matthias, V. (author), Quante, M. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author)The vertical allocation of emissions has a major impact on results of Chemistry Transport Models. However, in Europe it is still common to use fixed vertical profiles based on rough estimates to determine the emission height of point sources. This publication introduces a set of new vertical profiles for the use in chemistry transport modeling...article 2011
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Sanchez Fernandez, E. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author)This work describes the conceptual design of a novel separation process for CO2 removal from flue gas based on precipitating solvents. The process here described (DECAB) is an enhanced CO2 absorption based on the Le Chatelier's principle, which states that reaction equilibrium can be shifted by removing one of the constituents in the reaction. A...conference paper 2011
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Parker, J.D. (author), Rich, D.Q. (author), Glinianaia, S.V. (author), Leem, J.H. (author), Wartenberg, D. (author), Bell, M.L. (author), Bonzini, M. (author), Brauer, M. (author), Darrow, L. (author), Gehring, U. (author), Gouveia, N. (author), Grillo, P. (author), Ha, E. (author), van den Hooven, E.H. (author), Jalaludin, B. (author), Jesdale, B.M. (author), Lepeule, J. (author), Morello-Frosch, R. (author), Morgan, G.G. (author), Slama, R. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Pesatori, A.C. (author), Sathyanarayana, S. (author), Seo, J. (author), Strickland, M. (author), Tamburic, L. (author), Woodruff, T.J. (author)Background: The findings of prior studies of air pollution effects on adverse birth outcomes are difficult to synthesize because of differences in study design. Objectives: The International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes was formed to understand how differences in research methods contribute to variations in findings. We...article 2011
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Granier, C. (author), Bessagnet, B. (author), Bond, T. (author), D'Angiola, A. (author), van der Gon, H.D. (author), Frost, G.J. (author), Heil, A. (author), Kaiser, J.W. (author), Kinne, S. (author), Klimont, Z. (author), Kloster, S. (author), Lamarque, J.-F. (author), Liousse, C. (author), Masui, T. (author), Meleux, F. (author), Mieville, A. (author), Ohara, T. (author), Raut, J.-C. (author), Riahi, K. (author), Schultz, M.G. (author), Smith, S.J. (author), Thompson, A. (author), van Aardenne, J. (author), van der Werf, G.R. (author), van Vuuren, D.P. (author)Several different inventories of global and regional anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions are assessed for the 1980-2010 period. The species considered in this study are carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and black carbon. The inventories considered include the ACCMIP historical emissions developed in support of the...article 2011
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Willems, F.P.T. (author), Cloudt, R.P.M. (author)Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is a promising diesel aftertreatment technology that enables low nitrogen oxides (NOx) tailpipe emissions with relatively low fuel consumption. Future emission legislation is pushing the boundaries for SCR control systems to achieve high NOx conversion within a tailpipe ammonia (NH3) slip constraint, and to...article 2011
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Neele, F. (author), Koenen, M. (author), van Deurzen, J. (author), Seebregts, A. (author), Groenenberg, H. (author), Thielemann, T. (author)Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the measures that can be used to reduce CO2 emissions to the atmosphere in Europe. Of the total CCS chain the transport infrastructure may be the most planning and guidance-intensive part during the development of large-scale CCS. The EU FP7 CO2 Europipe project aims to pave the road towards large-scale...conference paper 2011
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van den Hooven, E.H. (author), de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Hofman, A. (author), van Ratingen, S.W. (author), Zandveld, P.Y.J. (author), MacKenbach, J.P. (author), Steegers, E.A.P. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author)Exposure to air pollution is associated with elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. We assessed the associations of exposure to particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels with blood pressure measured in each trimester of pregnancy and the risks of pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia in 7006 women...article 2011
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de Nazelle, A. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Antó, J.M. (author), Brauer, M. (author), Briggs, D. (author), Braun-Fahrlander, C. (author), Cavill, N. (author), Cooper, A.R. (author), Desqueyroux, H. (author), Fruin, S. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Panis, L.I. (author), Janssen, N. (author), Jerrett, M. (author), Joffe, M. (author), Andersen, Z.J. (author), van Kempen, E. (author), Kingham, S. (author), Kubesch, N. (author), Leyden, K.M. (author), Marshall, J.D. (author), Matamala, J. (author), Mellios, G. (author), Mendez, M. (author), Nassif, H. (author), Ogilvie, D. (author), Peiró, R. (author), Pérez, K. (author), Rabl, A. (author), Ragettli, M. (author), Rodríguez, D. (author), Rojas, D. (author), Ruiz, P. (author), Sallis, J.F. (author), Terwoert, J. (author), Toussaint, J.-F. (author), Tuomisto, J. (author), Zuurbier, M. (author), Lebret, E. (author)Substantial policy changes to control obesity, limit chronic disease, and reduce air pollution emissions, including greenhouse gasses, have been recommended. Transportation and planning policies that promote active travel by walking and cycling can contribute to these goals, potentially yielding further co-benefits. Little is known, however,...article 2011
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Bluyssen, P.M. (author), Aries, M. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author)Previous studies have shown that building, social and personal factors can influence one's perceived health and comfort. The aim of the underlying study was to get a better understanding of the relationships between these factors and perceived comfort. Self-administered questionnaires from 5732 respondents in 59 office buildings and building...article 2011