DAPPLE Project

The DAPPLE Project (Dispersion of Air Pollution and its Penetration into the Local Environment) was a four-year research project, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. It involved a consortium of six universities between 2002 and 2006. Field work was based at a site at the junction of Marylebone Road and Gloucester Place in central London.

Transportation study

As part of the project a study was designed to measure exposure to air pollution during transportation and looked at five transport methods for travelling across London. It was carried out by a team from Imperial College London and the Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton co-ordinated by Dr Surbjit Kaur.

The results, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment,[1] showed that the level of pollution that people are exposed to differs according to the mode of transport that they use.[2] The most risky method of transport was the back seat of a cab, followed by travelling by bus, cycling, walking, with a private car exposing people to the lowest amount of pollution.[3]

See also

References
  1. Elsevier publishers, Atmospheric Environment website
  2. A. Dobre; S.J. Arnold; R.J. Smalley; J.W.D. Boddy; J.F. Barlow; A.S. Tomlin; S.E. Belcher (August 2005). "Flow field measurements in the proximity of an urban intersection in London, UK". Atmospheric Environment. 39 (26): 4647–4657. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.04.015.
  3. "Taking A Taxi Could Increase Your Exposure To Pollution", Science Daily, January 11, 2006

Further reading
  • Z.-T. Xie and I.P. Castro "Large-Eddy Simulation for Flow and Dispersion in Urban Streets", 2009. Atmospheric Environment. 43 (13), 2174-2185. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.016, . ISSN 1352-2310.


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