Conference topics in ultrafine particles research and abatement strategies include:
Sources: Emissions, inventories, nucleation, and growth of ambient ultrafine particles
Characterization: Particle size, volume, shape, particle size distribution, chemical composition, oxidative capacity
Air quality: Measurement and methods; modelling atmospheric transformation of particles; monitoring approaches and data; equipment
Climate effects: Role of ultrafine particles in cloud formation and stimulating climate effects; regional aspects
Epidemiology: Epidemiological and human clinical studies with size differentiation of small particles
Health effects and mechanisms: In vivo and in vitro toxicity, transport in the body; relevant research techniques
Abatement strategies and policies: Policy studies on UFP; cost-effective mitigation of PM;
Decision finding: Public hearings, citizen tables