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Jiang, Z. (author), Zhu, R. (author), Miyazaki, K. (author), McDonald, B.C. (author), Klimont, Z. (author), Zheng, B. (author), Boersma, K.F. (author), Zhang, Q. (author), Worden, H. (author), Worden, J.R. (author), Henze, D.K. (author), Jones, D.B.A. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Eskes, H. (author)Global trends in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have changed dramatically in the past decade. Here, we investigate tropospheric NO2 variabilities over United States, Europe, and E. China in 2005–2018 to explore the mechanisms governing the variation of this critical pollutant. We found large uncertainties in the trends of anthropogenic...article 2022
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Mircea, M. (author), Bessagnet, B. (author), Vivanco, M.G. (author), Cuvelier, C. (author), Pirovano, G. (author), Tsyro, S. (author), Aksoyoglu, S. (author), Manders, A. (author), Pay, M.T. (author), Stern, R. (author), Aas, W. (author), Prévôt, A.S.H. (author), Aulinger, A. (author), Baldasano, J.M. (author), Bieser, J. (author), Briganti, G. (author), Calori, G. (author), Cappelletti, A. (author), Carnevale, C. (author), Ciarelli, G. (author), Colette, A. (author), Couvidat, F. (author), D’Isidoro, M. (author), Dupont, J.C. (author), Fagerli, H. (author), Finardi, S. (author), Gonzalez, L. (author), Kranenburg, R. (author), Meleux, F. (author), Menut, L. (author), Roberts, P. (author), Rouïl, L. (author), Silibello, C. (author), Theobald, M.R. (author), Thunis, P. (author), Ung, A. (author), White, L. (author)The EURODELTA III (ED-III) exercise aimed to perform a comprehensive chemistry transport model inter-comparison study exploiting the data from four intensive measurement campaigns carried out by EMEP. The campaigns were held in different seasons (1–30 June 2006; 8 January–4 February 2007; 17 September–15 October 2008; 25 February–26 March 2009)...conference paper 2017
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Deziel, N.C. (author), Nuckols, J.R. (author), Jones, R.R. (author), Graubard, B.I. (author), de Roos, A.J. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Gourley, C. (author), Colt, J.S. (author), Ward, M.H. (author)Proximity to facilities emitting polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) has been associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). There is limited information about whether proximity to industrial sources leads to indoor PCDD/F contamination of homes. We measured carpet dust concentrations (pg/g...article 2017
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- Ntziachristos, L. (author), Vonk, W.A. (author), Papadopoulos, G. (author), van Mensch, P. (author), Geivanidis, S. (author), Mellios, G. (author), Papadimitriou, G. (author), Steven, H. (author), Elstgeest, M. (author), Ligterink, N.E. (author), Kontses, A. (author), Heinz, S. (author) report 2017
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Jonson, J.E. (author), Jalkanen, J.P. (author), Johansson, L. (author), Gauss, M. (author), van der Gon, H.A.C.D. (author)Land-based emissions of air pollutants in Europe have steadily decreased over the past two decades, and this decrease is expected to continue. Within the same time span emissions from shipping have increased in EU ports and in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, defined as SECAs (sulfur emission control areas), although recently sulfur emissions,...article 2015
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Bergamaschi, P. (author), Corazza, M. (author), Karstens, U. (author), Athanassiadou, M. (author), Thompson, R.L. (author), Pison, I. (author), Manning, A.J. (author), Bousquet, P. (author), Segers, A. (author), Vermeulen, A.T. (author), Janssens-Maenhout, G. (author), Schmidt, M. (author), Ramonet, M. (author), Meinhardt, F. (author), Aalto, T. (author), Haszpra, L. (author), Moncrieff, J. (author), Popa, M.E. (author), Lowry, D. (author), Steinbacher, M. (author), Jordan, A. (author), O'Doherty, S. (author), Piacentino, S. (author), Dlugokencky, E. (author)European CH4 and N2O emissions are estimated for 2006 and 2007 using four inverse modelling systems, based on different global and regional Eulerian and Lagrangian transport models. This ensemble approach is designed to provide more realistic estimates of the overall uncertainties in the derived emissions, which is particularly important for...article 2015
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Wang, M. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cirach, M. (author), De Nazelle, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Visschedijk, A. (author), Nystad, W. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood combustion marker - levoglucosan - was measured using a standardized sampling and measurement method in four European study areas (Oslo, The Netherlands, Munich/Augsburg, Catalonia) to assess within and between study area spatial variation. Levoglucosan...article 2015
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Vlemmix, T. (author), Eskes, H.J. (author), Piters, A.J.M. (author), Schaap, M. (author), Sauter, F.J. (author), Kelder, H. (author), Levelt, P.F. (author)A 14-month data set of MAX-DOAS (Multi-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) tropospheric NO2 column observations in De Bilt, the Netherlands, has been compared with the regional air quality model Lotos-Euros. The model was run on a 7×7 km2 grid, the same resolution as the emission inventory used. A study was performed to assess the...article 2015
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Balzani Lööv, J.M. (author), Alfoldy, B. (author), Gast, L.F.L. (author), Hjorth, J. (author), Lagler, F. (author), Mellqvist, J. (author), Beecken, J. (author), Berg, N. (author), Duyzer, J. (author), Westrate, H. (author), Swart, D.P.J. (author), Berkhout, A.J.C. (author), Jalkanen, J.P. (author), Prata, A.J. (author), Van Der Hoff, G.R. (author), Borowiak, A. (author)Methods for the determination of ship fuel sulphur content and NOx emission factors based on remote measurements have been compared in the harbour of Rotterdam and compared to direct stack emission measurements on the ferry Stena Hollandica. The methods were selected based on a review of the available literature on ship emission measurements....article 2014
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Wang, M. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Nystad, W. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Dimakopoulou, K. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Yli-Tuomi, T. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Land use regression (LUR) models have been used to model concentrations of mainly traffic-related air pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM) mass or absorbance). Few LUR models are published of PM composition, whereas the interest in health effects related to particle composition is increasing. The aim of our study was to...article 2014
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Madsen, C. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Oldenwening, M. (author), Pennanen, A. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Limited information is available on the contribution of organic components in particulate matter to health effects related to fine particles. Spatial variability of specific fine particle organic components has not been assessed with consistent methods. The aim of this paper is to assess spatial variation of organic components of fine particles...article 2014
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Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....article 2014
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Karanasiou, A. (author), Amato, F. (author), Moreno, T. (author), Lumbreras, J. (author), Borge, R. (author), Linares, C. (author), Boldo, E. (author), Alastuey, A. (author), Querol, X. (author)Although previous studies report on the effect of street washing on ambient particulate matter levels, there is a lack of studies investigating the results of street washing on the emission strength of road dust. A sampling campaign was conducted in Madrid urban area during July 2009 where road dust samples were collected in two sites, namely...article 2014
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Keuken, M.P. (author), Jonkers, S. (author), Verhagen, H.L.M. (author), Perez, L. (author), Truëb, S. (author), Okkerse, W.J. (author), Liu, J. (author), Pan, X.C. (author), Zheng, L. (author), Wang, H. (author), Xu, R. (author), Sabel, C.E. (author)Two traffic scenarios to reduce CO2 emissions from road traffic in two European cities (Basel and Rotterdam) and two Chinese cities (Xi'an and Suzhou) were evaluated in terms of their impact on air quality. The two scenarios, one modelling a reduction of private vehicle kilometres driven by 10% on urban streets and the other modelling the...article 2014
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Butler, T. (author), Lawrence, M.G. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author), Charalampidis, P. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)We use a 3-D regional chemical transport model, with the latest advancements in the organic aerosol (OA) treatment, and an updated emission inventory for wood combustion to study the organic aerosol change in response to the replacement of current residential wood combustion technologies with pellet stoves. Simulations show a large decrease of...article 2014
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Mensah, A.A. (author), Holzinger, R. (author), Otjes, R. (author), Trimborn, A. (author), Mentel, T.F. (author), ten Brink, H. (author), Henzing, B. (author), Kiendler-Scharr, A. (author)Observations of aerosol chemical composition in Cabauw, the Netherlands, are presented for two intensive measurement periods in May 2008 and March 2009. Sub-micron aerosol chemical composition was measured by an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) and is compared to observations from aerosol size distribution measurements as well as...article 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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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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Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Appelman, W. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Large-scale use of leaded gasoline was an important source of the neurotoxin lead in the European environment. After a sequence of regulations on the allowed gasoline lead content and, eventually, a ban on the use of lead additives in gasoline, road transport was no longer considered a source of atmospheric lead. Currently a discrepancy exists...article 2009
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Savage, N.H. (author), Pyle, J.A. (author), Braesicke, P. (author), Wittrock, F. (author), Richter, A. (author), Nüß, H. (author), Burrows, J.P. (author), Schultz, M.G. (author), Pulles, M.P.J. (author), van het Bolscher, M. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Interannual variability (IAV) in tropospheric species concentrations can be driven by variability in emissions, chemistry, transport and UV radiation. In a 3D CTM study we have found good agreement between the IAV of NO2 columns observed by the GOME satellite instrument and model simulations over Western Europe from 1996 to 2000. We find that...article 2008
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