This document summarizes a technology-business networking event focused on habitat, construction, architecture and ceramics. It discusses the AIRUSE project, which aims to provide authorities in Southern Europe with measures to reduce PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations. The project works to identify and quantify emission sources in cities like Barcelona, Porto, Florence and Athens, and develop corrective measures. It expects to help identify key emission sources, demonstrate effective mitigation strategies, and provide tools to reduce particulate levels and meet EU limits. The project has encountered challenges in obtaining specific emission data from industries and accurately assessing contributions from activities like biomass burning and traffic.

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HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Organizers:
Supporters:
Dr. Irina Celades López. Head of Environment Unit.
Researcher of AIRUSE project
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Valencia, 12 de Febrero de 2014- CEVISAMA
Testing and development of air quality mitigation
measures in Southern Europe
Funding programme: LIFE +
Call: Environmental Policy and Governance
Budget: Total: 2.368.719 € - 48.08% UE Co-funding
Length: Start: 01/10/2012
End: 30/09/2016
Website of the project: http://www.airuse.eu

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CONSORTIUM
Co-ordinator:
Partners:

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BACKGROUND
Several urban and industrial areas in Southern Europe exceed PM10
and PM2.5 limit values
Anthropogenic emissions: channelled and diffuse
Traffic,..
Biomass burning
Industry
Harbour
Construction

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MAIN OBJECTIVE
The AIRUSE project aims to provide the
National Authorities of Southern
European countries with the appropriate
measures to reduce PM2.5 and PM10
concentrations in air

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Barcelona
Oporto
Florence
Athens
Identifying and
quantifying PM
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Developing, demonstrating and
adapting corrective measures

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EXPECTED RESULTS
•Identification and quantification of the PM10 and PM2.5 emission
sources
•Development and demonstration of effective mitigation strategies
for air pollution
•Provide the decision makers with European valuable tools for
environmental planning
•Reduction of PM10 and PM2.5 levels to meet the limits established
by EU

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PROBLEMS DETECTED AND OBTAINED EXPERIENCE
Industrial emissions inventory
Constraints
Identification of non IPPC activities
Identification of BATs implemented
Obtaining specific emission factors (PM2.5)
PM diffuse emissions inventories don’t exist:
identification of sources, bulk solids handled, specific
emission factors, etc.

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PROBLEMS DETECTED AND OBTAINED EXPERIENCE
Constraints
Biomass Burning & Traffic
Inventories uncertainty: residential combustion
equipments and wooden fuels used
Difficulties to distinguish contribution of diesel from
gasoline

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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS…

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Thank for your attention…