A GIS model for personal exposure to PM10 for Dublin commuters
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Pilla F., A GIS model for personal exposure to PM10 for Dublin commuters, Trinity College Dublin, 2012Download Item:
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Abstract:
The project has
focused
on a number of scientific issues in the
development of the
GIS air quality model for the Dublin Area and its Satellite Towns
. Firstly, how to model
air quality
by integrating existing
and self
-
implemented
air quality models
and
a
Geographical Information System
platform
. Secondly, how to generate input data for
the
models
to
allow the
estimation of
air quality at any
location in the Dublin Area
.
These
issues
have
been addressed by
implementing
various
tools: a method to
calculate the background concentration levels, a
method to
model the dispersion of
pollutants from road traffic in urban street canyons
, a method to
model the dispersion
of pollutants from road traffic in general conditions
, and a method to
calculate the
dispersion of pollutants from point and area sources
. Thirdly,
an approach to include
all the models above into GIS tools
has
been discussed.
Fourthly, an approach for
disseminating results from air quality studies has been described and proposed.
Sponsor
Grant Number
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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