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Project Code [2017-NC-PhD-3]
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Project title
Sources, fate and impact of volatile organic compounds in Ireland
Primary Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Environmental Protection Agency
Lead Organisation
University College Cork (UCC)
Lead Applicant
Niall O'Sullivan
Project Abstract
The aim of this project is to determine the sources,atmospheric fate and impact of ambient VOCs in Ireland.Field measurements of VOCs will be made using a new state-of-the-art Time-of-Flight Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometer at a number of selected urban and rural locations. The results will be used to attribute the detected VOCs to specific source categories, such as transport, domestic solid fuel burning, industry and agriculture. New information on the atmospheric fate of VOCs will also be obtained from a targeted series of laboratory studies on the atmospheric transformations of the most abundant VOCs, in order to assess their contribution to the formation of ozone and SOA. This will be the first study of its kind in Ireland and will provide new and valuable information that will help policy makers decide how best to reduce VOC emissions with cobenefits for air quality and climate.
Grant Approved
�96,000.00
Research Hub
Natural Environment
Research Theme
Natural capital and ecosystem services including soils and biodiversity
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/09/2021