23 November 2007 - The
Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond Environment
Prize 2007 will be awarded to danish scientist,
dr. scient. Bo Riemann (photo) at an award
ceremony on November 26. at the foundation’s
domicil in Kgs. Lyngby.
The DKK 250.000 (Euro 33.500) prize is
awarded every year to individuals or enterprises
who have made a substantial contribution
to the protection and management of the
environment.
This year’s winner was chosen due to his
outstanding long time research on marine
foodwebs and his establishing of the Swedish-Danish
Baltic Nest Institute this autumn.
Dr. scient. Bo Riemann is director of the
research department of Marine Ecology at
Danish National Environmental Research Institute
(NERI) at University of Aarhus and external
professor at University of Roskilde .
Baltic Nest Institute
The Baltic Nest Institute (BNI) is an independent
research institute with an international
board.
The aim of BNI is to understand the biogeochemical
cycles of organic matter and nutrients in
the Baltic Sea and how they are altered
in relation to eutrophication. This knowledge
is essential to predict the effect of future
loading scenarios, to efficiently manage
the Baltic Sea and to decide where in the
drainage basin emphasis should be put in
terms of land use and carrying capacity.
BNI will develop and use ecological and
economical models, scenarios and prognoses
for the Baltic region, aimed at facilitating
political and other stakeholders decisions
concerning the region.
BNI in Denmark is placed at the Danish
National Environmental Research Institute
(NERI) at University of Aarhus in Roskilde
, while BNI in Sweden is placed at Stockholm
Resilience Center , Stockholm University.
Director of Research Department Bo Riemann,
phone +45 4630 1360, cell +45 4027 0360,
bri@dmu.dk
Baltic Nest Institute: http://nest.su.se/nest/
The Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Foundation
(in danish only): http://www.danielsensfond.dk/home
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New model to describe dispersal of air
pollution from highways
20 November 2007 - During 2003-2005, the
National Environmental Research Institute
(NERI) developed a prototype highway air
pollution model. This model is based on
the Danish regulatory air pollution model
OML which originally was developed for use
with stationary air pollution sources. The
model has now been adapted for modelling
air pollution from motorway traffic. The
model parameterisation was successfully
validated against data from a three month
measurement campaign of NOx and NO2 at different
distances from a busy section of a Danish
motorway in 2003. Subsequently, the model
was applied for mapping of air quality and
human exposure along the motorways in the
County of Roskilde in Denmark . At a later
stage, the model has also been successfully
validated against a Norwegian measurement
data set. At present, the model is a prototype
model that is not suitable for application
outside the research community due to lack
of user friendliness.
As part of the present study, a number
of application areas were identified where
a new Danish highway air pollution model
would be useful and provide new information:
Environmental Impact Assessment
EU Ambient Air Quality Limit Values – to
be able to assess current or future air
quality levels along highways in relation
to European Union air quality limit values
that have been implemented in Danish legislation.
Systematic Mapping of Air Quality and Human
Exposure
“What-if” Scenario Analyses
Ranking of Road Investments based on Cost-benefit
Analysis.
Currently NERI is working on further development
of the model in collaboration with the Danish
Road Directorate.
