Assessment of air pollution from Athens International Airport and suggestions for adaptation to new aviation emissions restrictions

Christodoulakis, J.; Karinou, F.; Келемен, Мирослав; Kouremadas, George A.; Fotaki, Eleni-Foteini; Varotsos, C.

doi:10.1016/j.apr.2022.101441

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“…In contrast, the dominant aircraft type, DH8D, accounted for most of the total flights but contributed proportionally less to UFP concentrations. This result suggests that a more granular investigation of individual airplanes is needed to optimize mitigation strategies aimed at reducing particle pollution in airport vicinities. − We also found that the predominant wind direction was from the southeast and south during periods of elevated UFP concentrations. Moreover, the frequency of short-term UFP peaks was positively associated with the frequency of take-off and landing activities.…”

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confidence: 69%

Aircraft Activities and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a City Airport: Insights from a Measurement Campaign in Toronto, Canada

Xu,

Farrar,

Jeong

et al. 2024

ACS EST Air

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This study investigates the relationship between aircraft activities and ultrafine particle (UFP) concentrations near a regional airport in Toronto, Canada, positioned within a mile southwest of a densely populated downtown neighborhood. The analysis particularly considers the effect of the southerly winds on the UFP emissions from the airport. To achieve this, we conducted a measurement campaign at five locations between June 2022 and August 2022. Concurrently, detailed aircraft activity data were collected. Turboprop and propeller aircraft were the predominant categories. Results indicate a 20% increase in mean UFP levels north of the airport when winds originated from the south or southwest, coinciding with aircraft predominantly taking off eastward and landing westward on the runway. Smaller, older aircraft, often used for flight training and corporate travel, significantly contributed to UFP spikes, surpassing 50000 particles/cm 3 . In contrast, the prevalent large commercial aircraft had a lesser impact on UFP spikes. Airport activities are the primary source of UFP in the neighborhood. Under southerly winds, at the Ferry Terminal near the airport, diesel ferry operations, background UFP levels, and airport activities contributed 8%, 32%, and 60% of UFP concentrations, respectively.

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confidence: 69%

Aircraft Activities and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a City Airport: Insights from a Measurement Campaign in Toronto, Canada

Xu,

Farrar,

Jeong

et al. 2024

ACS EST Air

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“…This is mainly due to the lower selection of emission factors in the cruise phase in this study. In addition, the CO2 and pollutant emissions in this study were much higher than in foreign airports [17,[59][60][61]. This is because these countries have conducted relevant research on this as early as the 1950s, gradually forming a relatively complete evaluation and pollution prevention and control system for aircraft atmospheric environmental impact.…”

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Projection of the Co-Reduced Emissions of CO2 and Air Pollutants from Civil Aviation in China

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Civil aviation transport is a key area of fossil energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission, and it is also an important source of air pollutants; the emissions of these have caused severe environmental problems. In this paper, we estimated the emissions in 235 domestic civil airports, and predicted the future trends of CO2 and air pollutant emissions from civil aviation in China until 2050 under three scenarios. The co-reduced emissions of each measure were evaluated by using the co-control effects coordinate system. The results show that in 2018, the emissions of CO2, NOx, SO2, CO, PM and HC were 117.23 × 106 tons, 90.47 × 104 tons, 14.37 × 104 tons, 9 × 104 tons, 1.29 × 104 tons and 0.66 × 104 tons, respectively. CO2, NOx, SO2 and PM emissions were mainly concentrated in cruise mode, accounting for 87–93% of the total emissions; HC and CO emissions were more frequently from the LTO. Under the baseline scenario, the growth rate of air pollutant emissions will account for a greater share, from 84% in 2030 to 464% in 2050, whereas the general scenario reduces emissions by 15% and 71%, respectively, and a higher reduction of 26% and 93% is seen in the stringent scenario. Improving aviation fuels is the most significant co-reduction measure, which can reduce CO2 by 89% and 68% in 2030 and 2050, and reduce air pollutants by 86–89% and 62–65%, respectively.

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“…Therefore, governments must develop sustainable environmental policies, in addition to boosting economic growth. This involves minimizing emissions from thermoelectric generation, manufacturing, and the road and off-road transport sectors (both passengers and goods) [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] ], as they are directly linked to air quality and exposure in urban areas and strongly impact morbidity and mortality in societies [ 6 ], subject to particular conditions [ 7 ]. As a result, the World Health Organization has developed air quality guidelines for pollutants such as CO, NO 2 , SO 2 , O 3 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 [ 8 ], which have key implications for public health because of their association with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and other health outcomes, including premature mortality [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Source apportionment of ambient pollution levels in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Patiño-Aroca,

Hernández-Paredes,

Panchana-López

et al. 2024

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Assessment of air pollution from Athens International Airport and suggestions for adaptation to new aviation emissions restrictions

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Aircraft Activities and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a City Airport: Insights from a Measurement Campaign in Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Activities and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a City Airport: Insights from a Measurement Campaign in Toronto, Canada

Projection of the Co-Reduced Emissions of CO2 and Air Pollutants from Civil Aviation in China

Source apportionment of ambient pollution levels in Guayaquil, Ecuador

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