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A study has been done to investigate the difference in the modelled bound water component of PM2.5 air mass concentration when modelled to correspond to different measurement methods. The study found that the June average PM2.5 air mass concentration along a transect through southern England for a 2020 emissions scenario differed by 89 % when modelled corresponding to the two different measurement methods. It is, therefore, clear from this study that careful consideration needs to be taken to ensure that the modelled PM2.5 air mass concentration corresponds to the appropriate measurement method.
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This work was funded jointly by RWE and E.ON. The CMAQ modelling used in this study was based on modelling work supported by the Joint Environmental Programme, which is jointly funded by RWE npower, E.ON UK, Drax Power Ltd, Scottish & Southern Energy, EDF Energy, GDF Suez, Eggborough Ltd, Scottish Power and Centrica.
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Sutton, J.P. (2016). Disparate PM2.5 Metrics from Measurement and Modelling: Implications for Assessing PM2.5 Regulatory Compliance. In: Steyn, D., Chaumerliac, N. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXIV. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24478-5_87
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