Assessment of particulate matter: Research for monitoring
Open WeBaSOOP Workshop (Hybrid)
Workshop mission statement and target groups:
Detailed knowledge of air quality is needed to reduce related health effects. Advanced research and technological infrastructure and availability of suitable monitoring technologies and skills needed for their sustainable operation exist in many countries.
The workshop will give information on the current Serbian and Western Balkan capabilities, and demonstrate the wide range of scientific and technological knowledge and skills involved.
We hope to attract scientific personnel interested in the latest advances in air quality monitoring and analyses, students who are considering their future career options, and the authorities who are ultimately responsible for strategies, plans and legislation on environmental protection, air quality and human health.
The workshop will give information on the current Serbian and Western Balkan capabilities, and demonstrate the wide range of scientific and technological knowledge and skills involved.
We hope to attract scientific personnel interested in the latest advances in air quality monitoring and analyses, students who are considering their future career options, and the authorities who are ultimately responsible for strategies, plans and legislation on environmental protection, air quality and human health.
| Time | Topic | Speakers & Affiliations | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY 1: Monday, 21.10.2024 | |||
| Who are we and what is the WeBaSOOP project about | |||
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Welcome Addresses | – | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | What is the WeBaSOOP project about | ||
| Why is air quality important and how do we protect it? | |||
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Is it time to monitor PNC routinely | Prof. Dr Lidia Morawska (QUT, Australia) Profile Remotely | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | A short history of European efforts on air quality protection | Dr Alena Bartonova (NILU, Norway) ORCID In-person | |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | RI-URBANS: Providing service tools for measuring novel metrics for air quality. An example of upscaling | Prof. dr Xavier Querol (CSIC, Spain) ORCID Remotely | |
| ☕ Coffee Break (10:50 – 11:10) | |||
| 11:10 – 11:30 | What do we know about health effects of air pollution in Serbia | Bojana Petrović & Milena Jovašević-Stojanović Vinča Institute, Serbia In-person | |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Assessment of health impacts and costs attributable to air pollution in urban areas using two different approaches. A case study in the Western Balkans | Claudio Belis EC Joint Research Centre Remotely | |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Legal Air Quality framework in the Republic of Serbia | Dušica Radojičić Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Serbia | |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Report on Air Quality in Serbia | Jasmina Knežević SEPA, Serbia In-person | |
| How we are measuring air quality – monitoring networks and necessity of advanced measurements | |||
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Local AQ monitoring network in Bor, Serbia | Dr Visa Tasic (IRMB, Serbia) ORCID In-person | |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Local AQ monitoring network in Belgrade | Dr Andrej Šoštarić (PHIB, Serbia) ResearchGate | – |
| 🍴 Lunch Break (13:00 – 14:00) | |||
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Arsenic speciation in PM of an industrialized area: the case Huelva | Prof. Dr Daniel A. Sanchez-Rodas Navarro (Spain) ORCID Remotely | |
| 14:20 – 14:50 | Aerosol observations in Norway | Dr Stephen Mathew Platt & Dr Claudia Hak (NILU) In-person | |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Urban Supersites for measuring novel AQ metrics: output of RI-Urbans | Prof. Dr Andres Alastuey (CSIC, Spain) ORCID In-person | |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Organic tracers in Northern Europe | Dr Karl Espen Yttri (NILU, Norway) Remotely | |
| ☕ Coffee Break (15:30 – 15:50) | |||
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Using the reference direct absorption measurements to quantify BC MAC variation in different urban backgrounds | Prof. Dr Griša Močnik (UNG, Slovenia) ORCID Remotely | |
| 16:10 – 17:10 | Panel: Overcoming barriers to monitoring infrastructure | A. Alastuey, G. Močnik, A. Šostarić, SEPA, Advisory Board | |
| DAY 2: Tuesday, 22.10.2024 | |||
| How will WeBaSOOP contribute | |||
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Source apportionment of equivalent black carbon in the Eye-Clima project | Dr Stephen Matthew Platt (NILU) In-person | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Determination of BC mass concentration from filter absorption photometers (FAPs) | Dr Marco Pandolfi (CSIC, Spain) Remotely | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Service tools for Oxidative Potential of PM monitoring and OP Source Apportionment in Europe | Dr Gaelle Uzu (IGE, France) ORCID Remotely | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Off- and on-line measurements of metals in PM | Petra Makorič (UNG, Slovenia) In-person | |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Application of seasonal and rolling PMF for source apportionment | Marta Via (UNG, Slovenia) Remotely | |
| ☕ Coffee Break (10:40 – 11:00) | |||
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Data management in European infrastructures for atmospheric composition | Lise Eder Murberg (NILU, Norway) ORCID Remotely | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Data management in WeBaSOOP | Dr Milos Davidovic (Vinča, Serbia) ORCID In-person | |
| Technologies, monitoring and quality assurance measures: First Results | |||
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Metals and ions during WeBaSOOP campaign | Bojan Radovic (IRMB) & Andres Alastuey (CSIC) In-person | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Oxidative Potential during WeBaSOOP campaign | Dr Maja Jovanovic (Vinča) & Svetlana Stevanovic (Deakin) In-person | |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Off- and on-line carbonaceous particles levels | Milos Davidovic, Karl Yttri, Stephen Platt, Griša Moćnik In-person | |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | PNC measurement during WeBaSOOP campaign | Zeljko Ćirovic & Andres Alastuey In-person | |
| 🍴 Lunch (13:00 – 14:00) | |||
| Scientific skills development and early-stage researcher activities | |||
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Speciation analysis of atmospheric arsenic originating from mining and smelting operations in Bor | Bojan Radović (IRMB/Vinča Team) ORCID In-person | |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Measurement of suspended particle concentrations in Bor Serbia, in 2023 using low-cost sensors | Viša Tasić (IRMB Team) ORCID In-person | |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Atmospheric aerosols monitoring by scanning mobility and optical particle sizers during winter campaign 2020 in Belgrade city center | Danka Stojanovic (Vinča Team) ORCID In-person | |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | VIDIS TURTLE – The low-cost sensor device | Uzahir Ramadani (Vinča Team) ORCID Remotely | |
| ☕ Coffee Break & Transition to Advisory Meeting (15:20) | |||
| 15:40 – 17:30 | WeBaSOOP team and Advisory Board Meeting | Project Team & Board Members | – |
| DAY 3: Wednesday, 23.10.2024 | |||
| 09:00 – 11:30 | WeBaSOOP Team Meeting | WeBaSOOP Consortium Progress overview, Year 3 Planning, Publications | – |