In 2021, the TRANSITION Clean Air Network awarded £48,000 to a series of Discovery & Innovation projects spanning commercial, academic and local authority partners. We draw your attention today to two of these projects, for which 1-page Fact Sheets, Full Reports and freely-accessible Data are all now available:
Progressing Real Time Source Identification for Particulate Matter (Gordon Allison | DustScan Ltd)
Enabling real-time air quality management at high spatial coverage, Dustscan Ltd has developed statistical techniques for machine learning to differentiate between construction dust and non-exhaust vehicle emissions using its new DustScan Cloud ‘low-cost’ air quality sensor, including on the HS2 Curzon Street site.
3D Modelling of Pollutant Dispersion and Exposure around Bus Stop Shelters (Dr Fabrizio Bonatesta | Oxford Brookes University)
Focussing on roadside exposure to momentary peaks of air pollution from passing vehicles, Dr Fabrizio Bonatesta’s team have used state-of-the-art airflow simulation software to optimise bus shelter design for minimum air pollutant exposure. The study was undertaken in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council.
For details of the other Discovery & Innovation projects we have funded, and their emerging outputs, visit our Clean Air Research page