DAPPLE Project
The DAPPLE Project (Dispersion of Air Pollution and its Penetration into the Local Environment) was a four-year research project, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. It involved a consortium of six universities between 2002 and 2006. Field work was based at a site at the junction of Marylebone Road and Gloucester Place in central London.
Transportation study
As part of the project a study was designed to measure exposure to air pollution during transportation and looked at five transport methods for travelling across London. It was carried out by a team from Imperial College London and the Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton co-ordinated by Dr Surbjit Kaur.
The results, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment,[1] showed that the level of pollution that people are exposed to differs according to the mode of transport that they use.[2] The most risky method of transport was the back seat of a cab, followed by travelling by bus, cycling, walking, with a private car exposing people to the lowest amount of pollution.[3]
See also
- Air pollution dispersion terminology
- Atmospheric dispersion modeling
- List of atmospheric dispersion models
References
Xie Z.T and Castro I.P. (2009) Large-Eddy Simulation for Flow and Dispersion in Urban Streets, Atmospheric Environment, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.016.
- ^ Elsevier publishers, Atmospheric Environment website
- ^ A. Dobre, S.J. Arnold, R.J. Smalley, J.W.D. Boddy, J.F. Barlow, A.S. Tomlin and S.E. Belcher (2005). "Flow field measurements in the proximity of an urban intersection in London, UK". Atmospheric Environment. 39 (26). doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.04.015. ISSN 1352-2310.
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