{"id":15377,"date":"2026-03-12T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/?p=15377"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:09:23","slug":"european-campaign-to-study-vocs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/european-campaign-to-study-vocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilateral project (Germany-Spain) campaign to study VOCs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Barcelona completes new European campaign to study VOCs and improve urban air quality<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final measurement campaign of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Barcelona concluded, carried out within the framework of the bilateral project from DFg and AEI (UrbanVOC) co-led by Ana Ya\u00f1ez, with the participation of Roger Seco and Veronica Moreno. The EGAR team conducted two phases of fieldwork aimed at characterizing these compounds and gaining deeper insight into the identification of their sources in the urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first phase took place from January 20 to 30, during which urban background measurements were performed at the institute\u2019s own facilities. Subsequently, from February 17 to March 2, the equipment was relocated to the Eixample monitoring station, located in the centre of Barcelona, to complete a series of measurements in an area more strongly influenced by traffic and urban activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VOCs are compounds present in urban air that can originate from multiple sources (traffic, industrial activities, household products, or natural processes) and they play an important role in air quality, as well as in the formation of tropospheric ozone and secondary aerosols. Through these measurement campaigns, researchers aim to determine the origin and atmospheric behaviour of these pollutants in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel, and as part of the same project, identical campaigns are being conducted in Berlin, which will allow researchers to compare results between the two cities, characterized by very different climatic conditions and urban patterns. This comparison will help identify similarities and specific features in VOC sources, as well as support progress toward more effective strategies to mitigate air pollution in European urban environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>URBANVOC Measurements and modelling for advancing knowledge of NMVOC concentrations in urban air and associated emission sources in Berlin and Barcelona. AEI-DFG 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Barcelona completa una nova campanya europea per estudiar els COV i millorar la qualitat de l\u2019aire<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finalitza l&#8217;\u00faltima campanya de mesura de contaminants org\u00e0nics vol\u00e0tils (COV) a Barcelona, desenvolupada en elen el marc del projecte bilateral de la DFG i el AEI (UrbanVOC), coliderat per Ana Ya\u00f1ez juntament amb la participaci\u00f3 de Roger Seco y Veronica Moreno. L&#8217;equip de l\u2019EGAR ha dut a terme dues fases de treball de camp destinades a caracteritzar aquests compostos i a aprofundir en la identificaci\u00f3 de les seves fonts en l&#8217;entorn urb\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La primera fase es va desenvolupar del 20 al 30 de gener, prenent mesures de fons urb\u00e0 en les instal\u00b7lacions del propi institut. Posteriorment, del 17 de febrer al 2 de mar\u00e7, els equips es van traslladar a la cabina de monitoratge de l&#8217;Eixample, situada en el centre de Barcelona, per a completar una s\u00e8rie de mesuraments en una \u00e0rea amb major influ\u00e8ncia del tr\u00e0nsit i l&#8217;activitat urbana. Els COV s\u00f3n composts presents en l&#8217;aire urb\u00e0 que poden procedir de m\u00faltiples fonts (tr\u00e0nsit, activitats industrials, productes dom\u00e8stics o processos naturals) i exerceixen un paper clau en la qualitat de l&#8217;aire i en la formaci\u00f3 d&#8217;oz\u00f3 troposf\u00e8ric i aerosols secundaris. Amb aquestes campanyes, els investigadors busquen determinar l&#8217;origen i comportament d&#8217;aquests contaminants en l&#8217;atmosfera de Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En paral\u00b7lel, i dins del mateix projecte, s&#8217;estan duent a terme campanyes id\u00e8ntiques a Berl\u00edn, la qual cosa permetr\u00e0 comparar els resultats entre totes dues ciutats, caracteritzades per condicions clim\u00e0tiques i patrons urbans molt diferents. Aquesta comparaci\u00f3 facilitar\u00e0 identificar similituds i particularitats en les fonts de COV, aix\u00ed com avan\u00e7ar cap a estrat\u00e8gies m\u00e9s eficaces de mitigaci\u00f3 de la contaminaci\u00f3 atmosf\u00e8rica en entorns urbans europeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>URBANVOC Measurements and modelling for advancing knowledge of NMVOC concentrations in urban air and associated emission sources in Berlin and Barcelona. AEI-DFG 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Barcelona finaliza una nueva campa\u00f1a europea para estudiar los COV y mejorar la calidad del aire<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finaliza la \u00faltima campa\u00f1a de mediciones de contaminantes org\u00e1nicos vol\u00e1tiles (COV) en Barcelona, desarrollada een el marco del proyecto bilateral de la DFG y el AEI (UrbanVOC), coliderado porAna Ya\u00f1ez junto la participaci\u00f3n de Roger Seco y Veronica Moreno. El equipo de EGAR ha llevado a cabo dos fases de trabajo de campo destinadas a caracterizar estos compuestos y a profundizar en la identificaci\u00f3n de sus fuentes en el entorno urbano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La primera fase se desarroll\u00f3 del 20 al 30 de enero, tomando medidas de fondo urbano en las instalaciones del propio instituto. Posteriormente, del 17 de febrero al 2 de marzo, los equipos se trasladaron a la cabina de monitorizaci\u00f3n del Eixample, situada en el centro de Barcelona, para completar una serie de mediciones en un \u00e1rea con mayor influencia del tr\u00e1fico y la actividad urbana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los COV son compuestos presentes en el aire urbano que pueden proceder de m\u00faltiples fuentes (tr\u00e1fico, actividades industriales, productos dom\u00e9sticos o procesos naturales) y desempe\u00f1an un papel clave en la calidad del aire y en la formaci\u00f3n de ozono troposf\u00e9rico y aerosoles secundarios. Con estas campa\u00f1as, los investigadores buscan determinar el origen y comportamiento de estos contaminantes en la atm\u00f3sfera de Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En paralelo, y dentro del mismo proyecto, se est\u00e1n llevando a cabo campa\u00f1as id\u00e9nticas en Berl\u00edn, lo que permitir\u00e1 comparar los resultados entre ambas ciudades, caracterizadas por condiciones clim\u00e1ticas y patrones urbanos muy diferentes. Esta comparaci\u00f3n facilitar\u00e1 identificar similitudes y particularidades en las fuentes de COV, as\u00ed como avanzar hacia estrategias m\u00e1s eficaces de mitigaci\u00f3n de la contaminaci\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica en entornos urbanos europeos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>URBANVOC Measurements and modelling for advancing knowledge of NMVOC concentrations in urban air and associated emission sources in Berlin and Barcelona. AEI-DFG 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona completes new European campaign to study VOCs and improve urban air quality The final measurement campaign of volatile organic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,137,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-136","category-campaign","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15377"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15451,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15377\/revisions\/15451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaea.csic.es\/egar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}