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Project Code [2008-PhD-AQ-1]
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Project title
The Effect of Naphthalene Emissions on Air Quality
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Cork (UCC)
Lead Applicant
John Wenger
Project Abstract
Naphthalene is the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon detected in urban air and contributes to photochemical air pollution. In this project a detailed programme of laboratory experiments will be performed on the atmospheric degradation of naphthalene. The yield and chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol produced from these reactions will be investigated and new information on the atmospheric reactivity of the major oxidation products will also be obtained. This experimental data will be used to construct a validated chemical mechanism that can be used to predict the impact of naphthalene emissions on regional air quality.
Grant Approved
�95,000.00
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sinks, and Management Systems
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/10/2011