Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1075-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1075-2020
Model description paper
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10 Mar 2020
Model description paper |  | 10 Mar 2020

EXPLUME v1.0: a model for personal exposure to ambient O3 and PM2.5

Myrto Valari, Konstandinos Markakis, Emilie Powaga, Bernard Collignan, and Olivier Perrussel

Data sets

EXPLUME input data M. Valari and K. Markakis https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3352713

Model code and software

EXPLUME code M. Valari and K. Markakis https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3352713

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Short summary
To understand how atmospheric pollution affects human health, we need to know the inhaled dose of pollutants. We develop a model that follows the individuals of a population during their daily activities and estimates pollutant concentration levels in the ambient air. We show that certain practices, such as biking in the city, expose people to PM2.5 concentration levels higher than the WHO recommendations. We also show that living in green buildings will significantly decrease exposure to ozone.