A 16-week intensive study of emissions from vehicles in Dublin has begun, with researchers hoping the findings will assist in reducing unnecessary deaths due to poor air quality. Led by Dr Bidisha Ghosh, assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin's School of Engineering, the RedMap project will measure and model real-world emissions from more than 150,000 vehicles at four locations. The RedMap team, which comprises engineers from Trinity, UCD and Ricardo from the UK, will measure and model real-world emissions using remote sensing and portable emission measurement systems. This will also help to improve the air pollution estimates of the National Emission Inventory (NEI), the RedMap team said. The project's ultimate goal is to generate guidelines on reducing harmful emissions on Dublin roads, the team said.

Source: Irish Examiner July 02, 2020 14:26 UTC