Innovation projects: Air4EU
The project AIR4EU (2004-2006) provides recommendations on air quality assessment by monitoring and modelling for regulated pollutants in Europe.
Guidance document
The aim is to formulate a guidance document on best practices for the combined use of monitoring methods and models to assess air quality in Europe from hotspot/street level to continental level, for various users on local, regional, national and European level and for various purposes. Also, the aim is to prepare maps of air quality in Europe based on the available European wide data sets and best technique of assessment.
- Envisaged target groups: policy makers at city, regional, national and European level (e.g. the CAFE programme).
- Research objectives: review benefits and drawbacks of existing modelling and monitoring methods for different spatial and temporal scales.
- Results I: recommended methods for integrated Air Quality assessment with emphasis on the combined use of monitoring and modelling.
- Results II: air quality maps covering the European scale, including examples of the hotspot, street, urban, agglomeration and regional level for PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3, CO, SO2 and benzene.
The project has a large research and scientific component but is driven by practical city needs. Rotterdam is one of the case study areas in the AIR4EU project. DCMR air quality unit contributes local knowledge, input data and existing models. We expect to gain more insight in the Ozone-NO2 equilibrium needed for improved identification of abatement measures. More information can be found on www.air4eu.nl
