Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are aerosols with an aerodynamic diameter of 0.1 µm (100 nm) or
less. There is a growing concern in the public health community about the contribution of …

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

The Meteorological Synthesizing Centre-West (MSC-W) of the European Monitoring and
Evaluation Programme (EMEP) has been performing model calculations in support of the …

European scale harmonized monitoring of atmospheric composition was initiated in the
early 1970s, and the activity has generated a comprehensive dataset (available at …

Organic aerosols (OA) represent one of the major constituents of submicron particulate
matter (PM 1) and comprise a huge variety of compounds emitted by different sources. Three …

Currently residential wood combustion (RWC) is increasing in Europe because of rising
fossil fuel prices but also due to climate change mitigation policies. However, especially in …

The EURODELTA III exercise has facilitated a comprehensive intercomparison and
evaluation of chemistry transport model performances. Participating models performed …

A new organic aerosol module has been implemented into the EMEP chemical transport
model. Four different volatility basis set (VBS) schemes have been tested in long-term …

Long-term monitoring at sites with relatively low particulate pollution could provide an
opportunity to identify changes in pollutant concentration and potential effects of current air …

The reduction of ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is a key objective
for air pollution control policies in the UK and elsewhere. Long-term exposure to PM 2.5 has …