Program Thu, June 23, 2022

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Heinz Burtscher, FHNW/ISE
Andreas Mayer, NanoCleanAir
«Indoor Protection from Viruses and Combustion Generated Nanoparticles»

10.20

Stig Koust, Danish Technological Institute
«Evaluating clean air technologies for mobile air purifiers»

10.40

Kaare Press-Kristensen, Green Transition Denmark
«The efficiency of mobile air purifiers in private homes»

10.50

Shobhana  Ramteke, Integrated Regional Office, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
«Distribution Size Segregation, Sources of Indoor Particulate Matter during burning of Mosquito Coils and Incense Sticks Emissions and their Health Impacts»

11.00

Klaudia Köbölová, Brno University of Technology
«Influence of the combustion phase on the physico-chemical properties of particulate matter»

11.10

Farnaz Khosravi, University of Connecticut
«Controlling the Sampling Parameters to quench Collision Growth of Soot Particles extracted from Laminar Premixed Flames»

11.20

Yadvendra Ahlawat, The NorthCap University Gurugram, India
«A critical evaluation of failures in current air pollution control policies in India and proposal of innovative future policy perspectives»

11.30

Award Ceremony
Oliver Bischof

12.00

Lunch Break

13.00

Anusmita Das, Helmholtz Munich
«Generation and characterization of ultrafine soot particles with similar physical but varying chemical properties enabling differential toxicological assessment in human lung cells»

13.20

Maurizio Gualtieri, University of Milano-Bicocca
«On the toxicological effects of primary vs secondary aerosols: implication for human health»

13.30

Anna von Mikecz, IUF — Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
«From roadside to lab with elegant roundworms»

13.50

Inge Scharpf, IUF – Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
«Effects of Traffic-Related Nanoparticles in the animal model C. elegans: Neurodegeneration and Neurodegenerative Diseases»

14.00

Andreas Mayer, TTM
«How to guide legislation - An introduction to the ETH-NPC focus event»

14.20

Nino Künzli, Swiss TPH, University of Basel
«Role of the new WHO Air Quality Guidelines»

14.40

Christoph Hüglin, Empa
«On the effects of past and future ambient air regulations on air quality in Switzerland»

15.00

Break

15.20

Pascal Buerkenhoudt, CITA, International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
«Cleaner air due to vehicle approval or vehicle inspection?»

15.40

Norbert Heeb, Empa
«New legislation to guide the world: Where are we now and in which direction should we go?»

16.00

Panel Discussion

16.50

Closing Words and Goodbye
Loretta Müller

17.00

End of the Conference