The UK Integrated Assessment Model for source apportionment and air pollution policy applications to PM2.5
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Source apportionment and the effect of reducing individual sources is important input for the development of strategies to address air pollution. The UK Integrated Assessment Model, UKIAM, has been developed for this purpose as a flexible framework, combining information from different atmospheric dispersion models to cover different pollutant contributions, and span the range from European to local scale. In this paper we describe the UKIAM as developed for SO2, NOx, NH3, PM2.5 and VOCs. We illustrate its versatility and application with assessment of current PM2.5 concentrations and exposure of the UK population, as a case-study that has been used as the starting point to investigate potential improvement towards attainment of the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3.
Date Issued
2021-08-01
Date Acceptance
2021-03-08
Citation
Environment International, 2021, 153
ISSN
0160-4120
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Environment International
Volume
153
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33784586
PII: S0160-4120(21)00140-9
Subjects
Exceedance of WHO guideline
Integrated assessment modelling
PM(2.5) concentrations
Population exposure
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Netherlands
Article Number
ARTN 106515
Date Publish Online
2021-03-27