TagAtmospheric Science(5)
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2025-10-03UFP-Advisory-Group-Meeting-2025.10
★Advisory group meeting presentation focused on urban ultrafine particles, likely related to aviation emissions and air quality impacts on airport communities. The meeting appears to be part of ongoing research or policy discussions regarding particulate matter from aircraft operations. -
2025-10-03Urban Ultrafine Particles – Advisory Group Meeting
The University of Washington held an Advisory Group Meeting on October 3, 2025, focused on urban ultrafine particles (nano-particles) and their sources, including aviation-related emissions near areas like Sea-Tac Airport. The meeting aimed to foster dialogue, address knowledge gaps from the MOV-UP study, identify priority research questions, and guide scientific research on air quality monitoring. Advisors were asked to provide feedback on study design and methodology, with a time commitment including annual meetings and optional review of study outputs. -
2025-09-15SMPS Particle Bin Counts and Geometric Mean at SeaTac North
This contour plot displays Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) particle bin counts (log10 scale, 2.6–5.0) by particle size (5–382 nm) and local PST time (08:31–12:54) at the SeaTac North monitoring station on September 15, 2025. Brown diamond markers indicate the geometric mean particle diameter over time, generally ranging between approximately 15–30 nm. The chart was generated at 13:08:16 local time on 2025-09-15, with last UTC data at 19:54:26. -
2023-05-08Long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and natural and cause-specific mortality
This study examined whether long-term exposure to ultrafine air particles (UFP) is linked to higher death rates among 10.8 million Dutch adults followed from 2013 to 2019. Researchers found that higher UFP exposure was significantly associated with increased risk of natural cause, lung cancer, and respiratory disease mortality, even after accounting for other air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and fine particles. The findings suggest UFP pose health risks independent of other regulated air pollutants, though this research is unrelated to airport noise policy. -
2014-09-03Estimates of HVAC filtration efficiency for fine and ultrafine particles of outdoor origin
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA Received 31 July 2014, Revised 26 August 2014, Accepted 3 September 2014, Available online 4 September 2014. Abstract This work uses 194 outdoor particle size distributions (PSDs) from the literature to estimate single-pass heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) filter removal efficiencies