Ultrafine particle emissions from transportation: A workshop

Why you should attend: The workshop will showcase findings from top researchers in a variety of fields related to transportation and human health. Participants will be provided with opportunities to pose questions and discuss concerns related to UFPs. Further, as an expert in the sector you can contribute to the discussion around potential research needs and identifying effective UFP mitigation strategies. Workshop findings will be summarized in a primer on UFP emissions from transportation and disseminated broadly across Canada.

Draft agenda:

• 12:30 – 13:00 Registration

• 13:00 – 13:15 Opening remarks from workshop hosts
  • University of Toronto: Marianne Hatzopoulou, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, and Canada Research Chair in Transportation and Air Quality
  • Pollution Probe: Steve McCauley, Senior Director, Policy
  • Global Automakers of Canada: Greg Overwater, Director, Technical and Regulatory Affairs

• 13:15 – 13:35 Presentation 1: UFPs from transportation: Sources and trends
  • Presenter: James Wallace, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
• 13:35 – 13:55 Presentation 2: Human health impacts of UFPs
  • Presenter: Jeff Brook, University of Toronto and Environment and Climate Change Canada
• 13:55 – 14:15 Presentation 3: UFP Measurement, characterization and monitoring
  • Presenters: Jonathan Wang and Greg Evans, Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAL), University of Toronto
• 14:15 – 14:30 Break

• 14:30 – 14:50 Presentation 4: UFP Mitigation – Technologies and strategies
  • Presenter: Rasto Brezny, PhD, Executive Director, Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA)

• 14:50 – 15:10 Presentation 5: UFP Mitigation – International and domestic policy
  • Presenter: Derek May, Senior Project Manager, Pollution Probe

• 15:10 – 15:55 Panel Discussion
  • Moderators: Marianne Hatzopoulou and Steve McCauley

• 15:55 – 16:00 Closing Remarks and Next Steps

All are welcome to attend. Admission is free, but registration is required. REGISTER

Co-presenters:

Pollution Probe is a national, not-for-profit, charitable organization that exists to improve the health and well-being of Canadians by advancing policy that achieves positive, tangible environmental change.

The Transportation and Air Quality Research Group (TRAQ) is a research group at the University of Toronto focusing on modelling traffic emissions and near-road air quality as well as near-road air pollution monitoring and characterization.