Project title
Particulates Monitoring, Modelling and Management
Funding Program
LIFE
Award URL
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3761&docType=pdf
Funding code
PM3
LIFE09 ENV/CY/000252
Start date
January 1, 2011
Expected Completion
2013-12-31
Description
Air quality is a major environmental problem in Europe, especially in urban conglomerates. For Mediterranean and Balkan countries, and Cyprus in particular, the semi-arid climate with dry summers, sparse vegetation, open-cast mines and uncovered soils are conducive to wind entrainment of dust. Long-distance transport from North Africa and the eastern shore zones of the Mediterranean also has an important impact on air quality. Dust management measures must take into account the relative importance of these different sources. In Cyprus, the heterogeneity of pollutant sources, the relatively large contribution from natural sources, as well as the impact of transboundary transport pose complexities and difficulties to the formulation of control measures.