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Air Pollution Monitoring Strategies and Technologies for Urban Areas

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Urban Air Quality in Europe

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 26))

Abstract

Current ambient air quality monitoring is solely based on fixed monitoring sites, not always reflecting the exposure and effects on humans. This article reviews the current situation in Europe, the USA and Asia and discusses the main differences and similarities. Based on the analysis of the relation between monitoring techniques and strategies as well as the analysis of current trends and developments in monitoring strategies, new concepts and directions of future urban monitoring networks and strategies are presented and discussed.

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This chapter was in part sponsored by the EU Project AirMonTech (Project Number) with TK, PQ, UQ, MV and KK being members.

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  1. IUTA e.V., Air Quality & Sustainable Nanotechnology, Bliersheimer Strasse 60, 47229, Duisburg, Germany

    Thomas A. J. Kuhlbusch & Ulrich Quass

  2. Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), 47057, Duisburg, Germany

    Thomas A. J. Kuhlbusch

  3. King’s College London, Environmental Research Group, Franklin Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK

    Thomas A. J. Kuhlbusch & Gary Fuller

  4. Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDÆA-CSIC), Lluis Solé i Sabarís S/N, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Mar Viana & Xavier Querol

  5. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Avenue, 115 27, Athens, Greece

    Klea Katsouyanni

  6. National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK

    Paul Quincey

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Kuhlbusch, T.A.J. et al. (2013). Air Pollution Monitoring Strategies and Technologies for Urban Areas. In: Viana, M. (eds) Urban Air Quality in Europe. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2012_213

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