Edgar Vallar1, Maria Cecilia Galvez1, Mylene Cayetano2, Everlyn Gayle Tamayo1,2, Honey Alas3, Leizel Madueno3, James Simpas4, Preciosa Corazon Pabroa5, Gerry Bagtasa2, Simonas Kecorius3, Thomas Mueller3, Anna-Katharina Hornidge6, Henryk Alff6, Tamara Schikowski7, Anke Huls7, and Alfred Wiedensohler3
1ARCHERS, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
2University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
3Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
4Manila Observatory, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines;
5Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Quezon City, Philippines;
6Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research, Bremen, Germany
7Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Dusseldorf, Germany
Corresponding Author: edgar.vallar@dlsu.edu.ph
Environment Theme : Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Efficiency, International Regulations and Carbon Markets
Black Carbon (BC) measurements will be conducted 24/7 at the Port of Manila, Philippines from September 2018 up to June 2019 as part of an intensive aerosol characterization campaign to be conducted by Filipino and German scientists. BC is a short-lived climate pollutant that not only affects climate change but also has serious health consequences. BC measurements will be taken using an aethalometer and a multi-angle absorption photometer. Simultaneous with the BC measurements, surveys will be given to the residents in the communities around the port (up to 1km radius). The objective of the surveys is to gather the health and economic data of the residents. The health, economic and air quality data will be correlated. Policies will be designed and implemented to minimize the health effects of poor air quality on the residents. AQ measurements will be continued and used to evaluate the effectivity of the policies. Upon review, revisions, if needed, will be made on the policy and implementing it. This paper presents the setup to be used and the experimental design of the campaign.