A5062500089- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Smart Parking Systems Research
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Radiative Heat Transfer Studies
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Smart Materials for Construction
Institut Scientifique de Service Public
2008-2024
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2016
Delft University of Technology
2009-2013
Humans spend the majority of their time indoors, where they are potentially exposed to hazardous pollutants. Within this context, over past few years, there has been an upsurge low-cost sensors (LCS) for measurement indoor air pollutants, motivated both by recent technological advances and increased awareness quality (IAQ) its potential negative health impacts. Although not meeting performance requirements reference regulatory-equivalent monitoring LCS can provide informative measurements,...
Particulate matter (PM) is an important player of indoor air quality and a topic great interest in terms public health. Deciphering the complex chemical composition PM critical to understand association between particles components wide range adverse health effects. Over last decades, advanced analytical instrumentation has been produced capable providing various levels information on features PM. This article reviews most promising these sophisticated techniques that could be employed...
Particulate matter (PM) is an important player in indoor air quality. Even though PM limit values are force for more than a decade Europe and reference methods well place ambient air, measuring concentration still remains challenge standardizing measurement protocol complex. As people stay most of their time indoors, great interest terms public health, as can be drastically different to the one outdoors. This review aims provide key information monitoring communities, better understand...
One of the main advantages controlled struvite formation in digested sludge is an improvement dewaterability sludge, which eventually leads to lower volumes dewatered that need be transported. The effects control parameters for formation, magnesium concentration and pH, on were investigated are discussed relation efficiency formation. Laboratory experiments with activated performed a 20 L batch reactor. CO2 was stripped from using bubble aerator chloride added induce determined by gravity...
Readers will be introduced to the most common sampling and analytical techniques that are being used indoors for air quality monitoring though simultaneous determination of several pollutants (i.e., inorganic organic gaseous contaminants airborne particulate matter) possible challenges encountered by implementing them. Thus, i) personal exposure equipment; (ii) portable multipollutant monitors; (iii) fixed devices have been reviewed. Besides, compiling modular arrangements instruments,...
Abstract Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) is a naturally occurring phenomenon, during which high concentrations of sub-10 nm particles are created through gas to conversion. The NPF observed in multiple environments around the world. Although it has observable influence onto annual total and ultrafine number (PNC UFP, respectively), only limited epidemiological studies have investigated whether these associated with adverse health effects. One plausible reason for this limitation may...
Three portable dilution devices (a two-stage dilutor, a one-stage dilutor and an axial dilutor) stationary tunnel were compared by employing them in experimental setup for particle emission measurements from 40 kW pellet boiler. Total concentrations number size distributions of particles detected ELPI + analyzer. Averaged values total per MJ received with available within the range between 3.14 × 1013 1.15 1014 full power regime, 1.54 5.03 reduced regime. Measured decreased using following...
Increasing the biodiesel content of diesel fuels is encouraged because its reduced carbon footprint. Pure rapeseed methyl ester (RME)and used cooking oil (UCOME) are characterised by well-to-tank greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions 54% and 88% compared to pure B0 petrodiesel, respectively. Captive fleets such as public transport buses could benefit from these GHG increasing their fuel they have a consequent yearly consumption. The aim this paper compare on-road tailpipe emissions bus when...
This work is dedicated to the determination of particle emission from a commercially available bottom feed 5 kW pellet stove. Two-stage dilution was applied provide operational stability and conditioning sample. The analysis performed by means Electrical Low Pressure Impactor with 14 stages, able separate particles 0.006 10 µm. Measurements were carried out for several runs nominal part load regimes respectively at 2.5 kW. study focusing on concentrations their number size distributions as...
Ever stricter air quality standards force all activity sectors to take measures reduce the emission of particles.In past, dust measurements at stack mostly referred Total Suspended Particles (TSP), but nowadays there are more and concerns about finest fractions.Indeed, when inhaled, small particles can go deeply into lungs thus most toxic ones.Particulate Matters (PMs) generally classified in different fractions regarding their size (PM 10 /PM 2.5 1 /UFP).A new European standard (ISO 23210)...
Discolouration incidents in the drinking water distribution networks are caused by resuspension of loose particles. Removing particles will consequently reduce discolouration risk. Unidirectional flushing can be an effective method when strict boundary conditions met like a minimum velocity 1.5 m/s, flushed volume 2 to 3 times content pipe and using clear front. Supposedly adverse effects cleaning cast iron pipes that protective layer corrosion products damaged leading increased particle...
The increasing availability of low-cost sensors and open source projects make it easier than ever for a maker to build his own air quality node. Nonetheless, depending on one’s goal its related data objective, customize an existing project or specific printed circuit board may still be very useful. In the framework Outdoor Indoor Exposure project, portable mini-station has been developed, tested then used in two experiments: exposure assessment complementary network measurement. present...