Seventy years ago, London was brought to a halt by a thick smog that blanketed the city. It is difficult to imagine how it must have felt to be indoors with fog pressed against the windows. People who ventured outside could not see their feet and many got lost in their own neighbourhoods. Read more
We hope that the difficult times of the pandemic will be well behind us in September of 2022. In any case, we are well prepared to host both virtually and live the 11th International Aerosol Conference (IAC 2022) to be held September 4th-9th, 2022. Athens is waiting for you! On behalf of the conference organizing Committee, my Co-Chairs, Dr. K….
Ultrafine Particles – Air Quality and Climate Brussels, Belgium – July 5 and 6, 2022 Download the brochure here Ultrafine particles (UFP), the nano fraction of airborne particulate matter, are considered to be causing serious health problems and environmental effects. Combustion is a major source, also by producing volatile organic pollutants which are converted in the atmosphere through photochemical…
March 24th 2022 (online) Registration is required for participating in this ZOOM conference Please use the following link Registration 12th VERT Forum March 24th 2022 Dear Colleague, because of the worldwide continuing threat by the COVID-19 pandemic the VERT Board made the decision in alignment with EMPA to organize this 12th VERT Forum online using the ZOOM format, which…
International Symposium 2022, July 5th and 6th Brussels, Belgium Ultrafine Particles Ultrafine particles (UFP), the nano fraction of airborne particulate matter, are considered to be causing serious health problems and environmental effects. Combustion is a major source, also by producing volatile organic pollutants which are converted in the atmosphere by photochemical reactions. Increasing applications of man-made nanomaterials add to…
Coal as a Christmas giftby Andrzej Jagusiewicz, president of EFCA COP-24 in Katowice (Poland) in 2019 teased its participants with marvellous jewellery, almost all types from ring to necklace, decorated with a sculptured piece of anthracite, the least harmful coal to air pollution if burnt. A very nice souvenir for many participants who bought it, much nicer than the…
Upon invitation by the President of CITEPA* Jean-Guy Bartaire, EFCA President Andrzej Jagusiewicz attended on 25th October the Conference devoted to interrelationship between air pollution and climate during the energy transition period organised in Paris on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. Through several very interesting presentations, all speakers from France and the European Commission called unanimously for more…
Medulin, Croatia, September 16th, 2021 Dr. Vladimira Vađić was born in 1944 in Zagreb. She was graduated at the Faculty of Technology of the Zagreb University. In 1968, she was employed at the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health where she made her doctoral dissertation and worked until her retirement as Head of the Environmental Hygiene Unit. Through her…
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of populations, by reducing levels of key…
Online meeting: 18 May 2021 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Central European Time Meeting Organization Information Due to the pandemic situation and its impact on planning and scheduling of conferences and gatherings in 2021 the traditional Ultrafine Particles Symposium, held in Brussels every second year, will be postponed to 2022. But to maintain the scientific and societal contact and exchange…