Measuring Air Pollutants by Diffusive Sampling
     and Other Low Cost Monitoring Techniques

     Krakow - 15th to 17th September 2009

Since the successful conferences on Diffusive Sampling in Luxembourg in 1986 and in Montpellier in 2001, the role of the technique in the assessment of air pollution has changed dramatically. With the development of the EU Air Quality Directive, the Daughter Directives and the recent Directive ‘on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe’, importance of the diffusive sampling has been further recognised and widely implemented. Although formally only used in the workplace, the technique is now accepted for ambient air and indoor air monitoring and personal exposure assessment. In later years, the monitoring has been enhanced by other low cost methods, including sensors and miniature instrumentation.

It is now considered appropriate to organize a third conference to present the state of art and the newest developments in the field. This Krakow Conference offers a good opportunity to bring together scientists, air quality managers and manufacturers, to exchange experiences and thoughts about the new applications.


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Airborne Particles - Origins, Composition and Effects
    London - 16th & 17th December 2008

Airborne particles are the most serious air pollutant in Europe in terms of health effects, and they also play a major role in climate change. Until very recently, legislation has been based on particle mass concentrations such as PM10, but it has become increasingly apparent that this measure is too crude to form the basis for good understanding of the scientific issues. The 2008 Ambient Air Quality Directive contains a requirement to monitor the composition of airborne particles, and the collection of reliable data on many specific properties of particles is a very active area of research. This timely conference brings together many leading figures from the field, covering particle composition, optical and physical properties, health effects, sources and legislation, and will provide a broad and up-to-date survey of this important topic.


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