NF SAPMAV

Duration: 2011-2013

Contact: André Prévôt, andre.prevot@psi.ch

Scope of project

  • Evaluation of a new aerodynamic lens to assess the aerosol composition of aerosols with diameters up to 2.5 micrometers using the High-Res ToF-AMS
  • Size-dependent source attribution of organic aerosols using the aerosol mass spectrometer
  • Assessment of importance of primary biological particles in the size range of 1 to 2.5 micrometers

Measurement campaigns

  • AIDA cloud chamber facility of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Measurements of bacteria and pollen, May 2011
  • Zurich, Kaserne, April 2011
  • Mobile measurements in Switzerland, Summer 2011

Funding

This project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)