September 8, 2015
Research Guide to Toronto Maps Online
AirSensors website is #1 on the Toronto Public Library's Research Guide of 25 sources of Toronto maps online. Read More
July 20, 2015
Tracking air pollution online at Toronto 2015 venues
Prof. Greg Evans and researchers from the University of Toronto and the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen) Network have come up with a cost effective, new device to measure air pollution. Known as ‘AirSENCE’, these devices have been placed near Toronto 2015 Games venues and the results are displayed on an interactive map on their ‘AirSensors’ website Read More
July 15, 2015
First study of traffic-related pollution in Trinidad and Tobago reveals high levels of black carbon
A small percentage of the cars that passed an air-sampling probe in downtown Toronto produced the vast majority of vehicular pollution, according to a recently published study by University of Toronto scientists. Read more
May 20, 2015
Few cars produce majority of vehicle pollution at Toronto test spot
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A new interactive map that was developed with the help of Prof. Greg Evans and his team map's air quality information based on data collected from AirSENCE devices. Read more
May 5, 2015
Air pollution from cars and trucks could be spreading 3x farther than previously thought
UofT Researchers recently published a study in the Atmospheric Pollution Research journal that air pollution could be spreading up to three times farther than previously thought. This could change how we have to think about the effects of infrastructure design on public health. Read more
April 23, 2015
Your Neighborhood Has Its Own Very Special Cocktail of Toxic Air Pollution
According to new research from the University of Toronto, a person who lives near multiple high-traffic roads may be exposed to more pollution than someone in the middle of nowhere who lives near just one, even if its a highway. Read more
April 22, 2015
Map by UofT researchers highlights city's most polluted neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood you choose to live in could have a big impact on the quality of air you are breathing, according to a soon-to-be released study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Read more
April 22, 2015
U of T studies find harmful vehicle emissions spreading farther than thought across Canadian cities
Dr. Greg Evans is currently working with Environment Canada, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and Metro Vancouver to design, test and install new air quality measurement stations around the cities of Toronto and Vancouver. Read more
April 22, 2015
你家附近空气污染重不重？看你住在哪 (Is the air pollution near your home serious? It depends on where you live)
The 51 – Canada’s Chinese News Service [article written in Chinese]Read more
April 21, 2015
Air quality map shows Toronto’s most polluted neighbourhoods)
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If you’re thinking of buying a home at Don Mills and Sheppard or in Riverdale, you might want to take heed. Research carried out at the University of Toronto shows that these neighbourhoods, despite being among the most desirable, are also among the most polluted in the city. Read more
April 21, 2015
Toronto’s vehicle pollution travels farther than previously thought: U of T
University of Toronto researchers used a mobile lab, similar in appearance to a postal truck, to accurately measure how far ultra fine particulate matter was travelling throughout Toronto. Their work has resulted in three studies looking at the quality of Toronto’s air, and it turns out it’s worse than previously thought. Read more
April 21, 2015
Traffic emissions may pollute one in three Canadian homes
A trio of recently published studies from a team of University of Toronto engineers has found that air pollution could be spreading up to three times farther than thought—contributing to varying levels of air quality across cities. Read more
April 21, 2015
Traffic emissions may pollute one in three Canadian homes
In a paper published in the recent edition of the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research, U of T chemical engineer Greg Evans (ChemE) and his partners at Environment Canada have found that concentrations of pollutants from traffic are still double at a distance of 280 metres downwind from highway 400 north of Toronto. Read more
April 21, 2015
Traffic emissions may pollute one in three Canadian homes
In a paper published in the recent edition of the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research, U of T chemical engineer Greg Evans (ChemE) and his partners at Environment Canada have found that concentrations of pollutants from traffic are still double at a distance of 280 metres downwind from highway 400 north of Toronto. Read more
News & Achievements
September 29, 2015
Professor Greg Evans receives OCUFA Teaching Award
Professor Greg Evans has been recognized for outstanding teaching by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association. Read more
July 14, 2015
Light‐absorbing properties of ambient black carbon and brown carbon from fossil fuel and biomass burning sources
New research published by Dr. Rob Healy and fellow SOCAAR researchers assess the relationship between black carbon coating composition/thickness and absorption at sites across Toronto. Read more
June 23, 2015
U of T Engineering researchers receive $10.4 million in NSERC research funding
Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou receives the prestigious Discovery Accelerator Supplements award from NSERC. Read more
June 2, 2015
Professor Greg Evans receives U of T President’s Teaching Award
Prof. Greg Evans has received U of T’s highest honour for teaching. Read more
March 18, 2015
Plume-based analysis of vehicle fleet air pollutant emissions and the contribution from high emitters
Jonathan Wang and fellow SOCAAR researchers published a scientific paper on measuring the air pollutant emissions of vehicles and quantifying the contributions from heavy emitters. Read more
