Most cited article on the dispersion modelling of airborne nanoparticles
Monday 11 March 2013
Civil and Environmental Engineering academic, Dr Prashant Kumar, lead a team of his collaborators from the UK, USA, Denmark and Finland to compile a journal article titled as “Dynamics and dispersion modelling of nanoparticles from road traffic in the urban atmospheric environment”.
The article was published by the “Journal of Aerosol Science” in September 2011. This presents a comprehensive summary of the research conducted by Dr. Kumar and his collaborators in the past several years, besides providing a critical synthesis of the literature available on this topic and future research directions to address the dispersion modelling issues of airborne nanoparticles in city environments. The article has been among the most downloaded articles since its publication and currently shares the pride of being one the most cited articles which the Journal of Aerosol Science has published since 2008.
Dr Kumar’s research is focused on understanding road transport emissions, dispersion of both conventional and emerging air pollutants (e.g. nanoparticles), and air flow patterns in complex urban settings, so that air pollution impacts on the human health, environment and the built infrastructure can be addressed for a resilient and sustainable future. Further information on the research led by Dr Kumar and his contact details can be found on his webpage.
A simple schematic diagram showing the life cycle of airborne nanoparticles (Source: Kumar et al., 2011. Environmental Science & Technology 45, 5514-5521)
