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n-PETS sampling campaign at the harbor of Barcelona just started
To study nanoparticles concentrations and their toxicity from shipping emissions IDAEA-CSIC mobile unit is deployed in the port of Barcelona. The following parameters are...
Cytotoxicity assays with the ALI in LAT Lab in Thessaloniki
In the Laboratory of Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, we perform cytotoxicity assays. We estimate the viability of epithelial cells (A549)...
nPETS in TRA2022
The nPETS project coordinator presented at the European Commission’ stand and Ellen Bergseth had a podium presentation about the nPETS concept....
First cell exposure in Tribo-Lab environment
The ALI system requires skilled researchers handling the system and the cells. Here Micol Introna brief Ulf Olofsson about the procedures.
Olivier Durif describes the PTR-MS Proton-transfer-reaction-mass-spectrometry
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases. VOCs emitted from traffic have adverse health effects and take part in forming ultrafine particles. Olivier Durif...
The ALI system at the urban background station in Barcelona
The ALI system from Stockholm University has been installed at the urban background station in Barcelona. In the forthcoming weeks, CSIC will deploy to study human toxicology of...
nPETS User Group Meeting
Today, the second User Group meeting took place virtually. Silvia Moroni and Marco Bedogni from Comune di Milano, Italy; Hung Nguyen from the Swedish Transport Administration,...
First tests with clutch tribometer in Lund
Last week the nPETS clutch tribometer built in Lund was tested for sub-100 nm particles. Minghui Tu and Ulf Olofsson from KTH brought their High resolution ELPI+ instrument to...
Lab test at AUTh on the effects of nanoparticles on human health
With the aim of investigating the effects of nanoparticles on human health, measurements were carried out in the Chassis dynamometer. First, the vehicle is securely mounted to...
nPETS presentation during the International Symposium of the European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations (EFCA)
Sharon Ridolfo from IDAEA-CSIC presented the nPETS project in the European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations (EFCA) International Symposium,...
IDAEA-CSIC Mobile Unit
IDAEA-CSIC owns a mobile air quality monitoring unit to supplement measurements carried out at monitoring sites. The mobile van can be moved to various areas, according to...
nPETS and ULTHRAS workshop in Munich
On Wednesday the 22nd of June, the parallel EU-project ULTHRAS held a workshop at Helmholtz Zentrum München. nPETS Project Coordinator Ulf Olofsson was invited to this workshop...
Field measurement sites of the nPETS project in Stockholm
Road traffic measurement The air quality of the Söderledstunneln, a road vehicle tunnel located in the south of Stockholm city, is measured during summer and winter periods. The...
nPETS on the Swedish national TV4
Ulf Olofsson and Karine Elihn presented nPETS project on the Swedish national TV4. Please follow the link (in Swedish): https://www.tv4play.se/program/nyheterna/13757432
First meeting about possible synergies with LEON-T
nPETS members participated in a meeting to explore synergies with the LEON-T EU project (Low particle Emissions and lOw Noise Tyres, https://www.leont-project.eu/), that aims to...
Collection of engine exhaust nanoparticles for physical, chemical and toxicological analysis
During this test campaign nanoparticle emissions of a latest-technology gasoline vehicle equipped with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) were evaluated over a combination of...
Testing the mobile ALI (Air Liquid Interface) system
The mobile ALI (Air Liquid Interface) system is now built and is being tested in the lab and field. The photo shows the system at Stockholm underground station Tekniska...
Start of the measuring campaign at a Stockholm metro station
KTH has installed a DEKATI DGI impactor and an AQMesh pod to measure nano- and micro- particles as well as NOx and COx gases at a Stockholm metro station. Furthermore, noise will...