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Abstract
Diesel engines are a major contributor to emissions of both Black Carbon (BC) and ultrafine particles. Analysis of data from the only roadside monitoring site in Europe with a continuous dataset for size-segregated particle number count (Marylebone Road, London) from 2010 to 2021 reveals that the growing number of vehicles fitted with a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) and Diesel Particle Filter (DPF) has been very effective in controlling the emissions of solid particles and hence BC, but that there has been little change in the liquid mode (<30 nm) particles, and that concentrations of ultrafine particles (<100 nm) still well exceed the threshold for “high” concentrations (>104 cm−3 /24-hour mean) defined by WHO. BC declined by 81% between 2014 and 2021, but the ultrafine particle (<100 nm) count declined by only 26%. Consequently, in locations worldwide with heavy diesel traffic, concentrations of ultrafine particles are likely to remain “high” for the foreseeable future unless more effective abatement technologies are implemented.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 107888 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Environment International |
Volume | 174 |
Early online date | 21 Mar 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
Keywords
- Ultrafine particles
- nanoparticles
- policy impact
- diesel particle filters (DPF)
- air pollution
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) - R8/H12/83/011
Natural Environment Research Council
1/04/10 → 31/03/12
Project: Research Councils