Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Gonzalez-Flesca, Norbert, Fisher, Bernard E.A. and Pericleous, Koulis ORCID: 0000-0002-7426-9999 (2005) Spatial variability of air pollution in the vicinity of a permanent monitoring station in central Paris. Atmospheric Environment, 39 (15). pp. 2725-2736. ISSN 1352-2310 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.05.067)

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Abstract

The strong spatial and temporal variability of traffic-related air pollution detected at roadside locations in a number of European cities has raised the question of how representative the site and time period of air quality measurements actually can be. To address this question, a 7-month sampling campaign was carried out on a major road axis (Avenue Leclerc) leading to a very busy intersection (Place Basch) in central Paris, covering the surroundings of a permanent air quality monitoring station. This station has recorded the highest CO and NOx concentrations during recent years in the region of Paris.

Diffusive BTX samplers as well as a mobile monitoring unit equipped with real-time CO, NOx and O3 analysers and meteorological instruments were used to reveal the small-scale pollution gradients and their temporal trends near the permanent monitoring station. The diffusive measurements provided 7-day averages of benzene, toluene, xylene and other hydrocarbons at different heights above the ground and distances from the kerb covering summer and winter periods. Relevant traffic and meteorological data were also obtained on an hourly basis. Furthermore, three semiempirical dispersion models (STREET-SRI, OSPM and AEOLIUS) were tested for an asymmetric canyon location in Av. Leclerc. The analysis of this comprehensive data set has helped to assess the representativeness of air quality monitoring information.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] Accepted: 14 May 2004. [2] First published online: 7 April 2005. [3] Published in print: May 2005
Uncontrolled Keywords:	passive sampling, traffic emissions, urban intersection, asymmetric canyon, dispersion modelling
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > QA Mathematics
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Computational Science & Engineering Group School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Computer Systems Technology
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Last Modified:	02 Mar 2019 15:51
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/879

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