Royal Society of Chemistry Christmas Conference - call for papers
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2016 has seen air quality issues remain high on the public and political agendas. In parallel, there have been many developments in technologies that can help clarify which are the main contributors to air pollution, reduce emissions from specific sources, and reduce exposure to the public.

Building on the success of this long-running annual event, the 2016 conference will address these developments and the prospects that they offer for the future. The presenters will include internationally recognised experts at the national and European level, and there will also be opportunities for a range of contributed talks and posters, providing a broad and up-to-date survey of the measurement, regulatory and scientific issues affecting air quality.

The conference will be held in collaboration with Defra's Air Quality Expert Group, and will include sessions based on the topics AQEG are currently scoping, to help gather relevant evidence. These topics include mitigation methods such as photocatalytic paint or urban vegetation as means of reducing exposure, ultrafine particles and engineered nanoparticles, and agricultural emissions. The conference will also include the presentation of results from the recent Defra funded project on Innovative Technologies for Air Quality monitoring.

Papers are especially invited on the following themes to be presented orally or as posters:

  • Air quality measurement technologies: Recent developments, such as real-time PM speciation, low cost sensors and remote sensing (including satellites and open path measurements).
  • Exposure reduction strategies: Interventions to abate emissions at source and other schemes such as photocatalytic paint or urban vegetation as means of reducing exposure.
  • Ultrafine particles and engineered nanoparticles: Including sources and processes relevant to ambient concentrations in urban and background areas, and contributions from engineered nanoparticles.
  • Agricultural emissions: Data providing evidence for the agricultural contribution to air pollution, including emissions leading to secondary pollutants


The deadline for abstracts is 14th October 2016.

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Item date 04/10/2016

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