by Dr. Florian Hüwe , Founder and Managing Director of nanoDUST GmbH The Hidden Danger in the Air We Breathe Every breath we take contains millions of particles invisible to the naked eye. For this reason, regulators and scientists have monitored PM10 and PM2.5, two categories of...
by Eleftheria Chalvatzaki, Sofia Eirini Chatoutsidouand Mihalis Lazaridis (School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete) People are exposed to ultrafine particles every day. Traffic emissions from vehicle exhaust is a common source of ultrafine particles in urban environments. Exposure to airborne particles is...
by Laura Gualda, Ramandeep Singh and Constantinos Antoniou (TUM) Have you ever walked past a busy road with apartment buildings on both sides and wondered how the people living in these buildings cope with the constant noise and air pollution? If not, take a moment to...
Mykonos, Greece We are pleased to share that the AMRN team presented their latest research at the 12th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2025), held jointly with the SECOTOX Conference. Argyrios Balatsoukas presented “Analysing Citizens’ Perceptions and Behavioural Responses to...
by Hans Joachim Schulz | Catalytic Instruments GmbH & Co. KG Transport-related air pollution is one of the leading causes of poor urban air quality and associated health risks across Europe. Despite progress in emissions legislation, real-world data often reveal that pollutants from vehicles, aircraft, and...
Vienna, Austria | 29 April 2025 | Austria Center Vienna From 27 April to 3 May 2025, Vienna hosted the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, the largest European conference in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences. The event featured over 1,000 scientific sessions and welcomed more...
by Evi Samoli & Maria-Iosifina Kasdagli | NKUA Epidemiological studies have consistently documented the adverse health effects of long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution on a variety of morbidity and mortality outcomes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for approximately seven...
To celebrate National Air Day on April 12th, the ‘ObservAR’ group from C2TN - Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Instituto Superior Técnico—organized the ‘ObservAR Workshop.’ The afternoon was filled with energy and knowledge-sharing, with 30 participants, including students and researchers, engaging in discussions around...
More than 2700 visitors at Open Day 2025 On April 5th, Instituto Superior Técnico opened its doors to over 2,700 visitors for its annual Open Day, offering a wide range of free activities for all ages. The Alameda campus hosted interactive exhibitions, lab tours, and hands-on...
We are pleased to announce that the MI-TRAP project will be featured at the upcoming EGU General Assembly 2025 in Session AS3.30, dedicated to air quality and atmospheric science. In an oral presentation titled “Advancing Collaborative Solutions to Transport-Related Air Pollution: Insights from the MI-TRAP...