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One of the greatest sources of air pollution in urban areas is the burning of fossil fuels either through power generation or the use of motor vehicles. The burning of fossil fuels releases compounds such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and fine particulate matter. These have been shown to have detrimental effects on our health.

This research theme seeks to improve how we measure air quality and to better understand the links between poor air quality and health. It has three sub-themes with individual projects under each.

SUB-THEME 1

Improve how we assess and model exposure to air pollution from fossil fuels

	Lidia Morawska,Guy Marks, Mandana Mazaheri
	2021/6/15
	Ultrafine particles (those smaller than 0.1 micrometers), which come from the burning of fossil fuels, can penetrate deep into the lungs. This project, called Ultrafine Particles from Traffic Emissions and Children's Health (UPTECH), is investigating how exposure to ultrafine particles affects the lung function of children in Brisbane.

	Yuming Guo, Luke Knibbs, Lidia Morawska, Geoff Morgan, Martin cope and Michael Borgas
	2021/5/28
	This project will develop new methods to integrate data from various sources to better measure air pollutants in NSW residential areas. Data used will come from monitoring stations (for PM, NO2 and ozone), satellites, air chemistry, topography and meteorology.

	Geoff Morgan and Martin Cope
	2021/5/12
	This project seeks to understand how particulate matter at the 2.5 micrometer size (PM2.5) from ship's fuel emissions affect health and mortality. It also seeks to estimate how health outcomes would improve if the sulfur content of shipping fuel was reduced.

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