LRSU - Projects

1.Title: Evaluation of Aerosol and Ozone Photochemical Models over Athens using in situ sensors (DOAS) and lidar techniques combined with health indicators (accepted proposal - download). Duration: 2006-2008

Τίτλος: Αξιολόγηση Φωτοχημικών Μοντέλων των Αιωρούμενων Σωματιδίων και του Όζοντος στο Λεκανοπέδιο Αθηνών με χρήση αισθητήρων DOAS και τεχνικής LIDAR και συσχέτισή τους με δείκτες υγείας. Διάρκεια: 2006-2008

2.Project Summary: A. Partners

Project Leader in GREECE: Professor Dr. Ioannis ZIOMAS, tel.: +30210-7722358 fax: +30210-7723155 e-mail: ziomas@chemeng.ntua.gr

Project Leader abroad: Professor Dr. Panos GEORGOPOULOS, tel.: +1 732 4450159, fax: +1 743 4450915, e-mail: panosg@fidelio.rutgers.edu

CO-OPERATING ΟRGANISATIONS in GREECE (name, address, tel and fax no, e-mail)

1. National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering (D-LAD) and Department of Physics (DP), Heroon Polytechniou 9, 15780 Zografou, Athens , Greece, Tel.: +30210-7722358, Fax: +30210-7723155, E-mail: ziomas@chemeng.ntua.gr

2. Institute of Nuclear Technology - Radiation Protection, N.C.S.R. "Demokritos", 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki , Greece, Tel. +30 2106503008 Fax. +30 2106503050 E-mail:elefther@ipta.demokritos.gr

3. Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing - National Observatory of Athens

4. National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Pathology, Mikras Asias 75,11527 Athens Greece

5. Raymetrics S.A., Kanari 5, 15354 Glyka Nera Attikis , Greece, Tel: +30210-6655800, Fax: +30210-6655825, Email:chourdakis@raymetrics.gr

6. Technical University of Crete, Department of Environmental Engineering, Polytechneioupolis 73100 Chania , Greece, Tel. +30-2821037813, Fax. +30-2821037846 (37847), E-mail: lazaridi@mred.tuc.gr

CO-OPERATING ΟRGANISATIONS ABROAD (name, address, tel and fax no, e-mail)

1. UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Computational Chemodynamics Laboratory (CCL) and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) , 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway , NJ 08854 , USA .

2.Project Summary: B. Objectives

This project focuses on the following issues/targets:

Set up of the ground measuring stations (particulate matter and ozone) in the GAA ( synergy of lidar, DOAS optical measurements and in situ aerosol sampling by cascade impactors, Scanning Mobility and Optical Particle sizers). These data will be collected during specific intensive field campaigns (case studies) aiming to determine the physico-chemical properties and mass concentration of aerosols in conjunction with range-resolved ozone lidar measurements.
Development of a specialized software for the acquisition, analysis and visualization of lidar signals in real time (ozone mixing ratio and optical properties of aerosols),
Use of space- borne aerosol observations and local meteorological observations to determine the aerosol optical depth in the Planetary Boundary Layer over the GAA with high spatial resolution during the intensive field campaign period,
Evaluation/validation of existing aerosol and photochemical forecast models for the GAA, through a comparison of the modeling results with measured ground-based data for ozone and PM 10 concentrations in conjunction with space-borne aerosol observations (i.e. aerosol optical depth),
Performance of a simulation study on the air pollution population exposure and dose of the GAA inhabitants,
Performance of a correlation study between air pollution (dose) exposure and health indicators: data of hospital admissions, data from nasal epithelium histology and identification of other possible health based indicators (i.e. total white cell blood count).
Dissemination of scientific results to the international community and relevant decision makers.

2.Project Summary: C. Final Report (download)

3.WorkPackages/Deliverables:

WorkPackage1: Central database containing air pollution data (ozone and particulate matter) obtained from ground- and space-borne sensors during the intensive field campaigns (case studies) in the GAA (pdf)

WorkPackage2: Specialized software for the acquisition, analysis and visualization of lidar signals in real time (ozone mixing ratio and optical properties of aerosols (pdf)

WorkPackage3: Validated aerosol and photochemical (ozone) forecast models for the GAA, through a comparison of the modeling results with measured ground-based data for ozone and PM 10 concentrations in conjunction with space-borne aerosol observations (i.e. aerosol optical depth)(pdf)

WorkPackage4: Report on the performance of simulation models on the air pollution population exposure and dose of the GAA inhabitants (pdf)

WorkPackage5: Report on the correlation between air pollution exposure (dose-related response) and health indicators: a) hospital admission in the research area, b) nasal epithelium histology, c) identification of other possible indicators (white cell blood count) (pdf)

WorkPackage6: Dissemination of scientific results to the international community and relevant decision makers (pdf)

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4.Publications:

1. A. Poupkou, I. Ziomas, A. Papayannis, P. Georgopoulos, C. Efstathiou, K. Eleftheriadis, K. Markakis, N. Sifakis, C. Housiadas, P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, G. Avdikos, M. Lazaridis, and T. Giannaros, "Evaluation of aerosol and ozone simulations over Athens using in situ sensors and LIDAR techniques combined with health indicators", to be presented at European Aerosol Conference 2008. (abstract-download)

5. Database (Lidar/DOAS Plots):

Research results and plots produced during the project are placed at this link.