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The '''Norwegian Institute for Air Research''' (Norwegian language: '' Norsk Institutt for luftforskning'') or '''NILU''' is one of the leading specialized scientific laboratories in [[Europe]] dealing solely with problems related to [[air pollution]].


It is a private institute that investigates and assesses technical, economic, hygienic and other environmental questions related to air pollution and the cleaning of polluted air.
== Location ==
NILU's head office is at [[Kjeller]] on the outskirts of [[Oslo]] in [[Norway]]. A specialised office for [[Arctic]] related matters is an integrated part of the [[Polar Environmental Centre]] in [[Tromsø]].<ref>[http://www.nilu.no/index.cfm?folder_id=7380&ac=nilu NILU in the Polar Environmental Centre]</ref>
NILU has two subsidiaries in other countries:
*NILU Polska Ltd. in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]<ref>[http://www.nilu.pl/eng/index.php NILU Polska]</ref>
*NILU AEA in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]<ref>[http://www.nilu.no/index.cfm?ac=news&folder_id=4316&text_id=14214&view=text&lan_id=3 NILU AEA]</ref>
== Staff ==
NILU has a staff of 140 scientists, engineers and technicians with specialized expertise for working on [[air pollution]] problems. It also has accredited laboratories for chemical analyses.
The staff perform more than 250 projects annually for research councils, industries, international banks, governments and national and international organizations.
== Fields of work ==
NILU was founded in [[1969]] and the institute conducts environmental research with emphasis on the sources of air  pollution and on [[air pollution dispersion modeling]],<ref>{{cite book | author=Turner, D.B. | title=[[Workbook of Atmospheric  Dispersion Estimates]]| edition=2nd Edition| publisher=CRC Press | year=1994 | id=ISBN 1-56670-023-X }} [http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=L1023&parent_id=&pc= www.crcpress.com]</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=Beychok, M.R. | title=[[Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion]]| edition=4th Edition| publisher=self-published | year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-9644588-0-2}} [http://www.air-dispersion.com www.air-dispersion.com]</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=Schnelle, Jr., Karl B. and Dey, Partha R. | title=Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Compliance Guide| publisher=McGraw-Hill | year=2000 | id=ISBN 0-07-058059-6}}</ref> transport, transformation and [[deposition]]. It is also involved in the assessment of the effects of [[pollution]] on [[ecosystem]]s, human health and materials. Integrated environmental assessments and optimal abatement strategy planning has been a field of priority during the last few years. Assessment of transboundary transport of [[air pollutant]]s, [[acid rain]] and global [[air quality]] are important tasks.
NILU has the responsibility as a national research institution for air pollution in Norway and is also being used as an international air pollution expert by the [[World Bank]], the [[Asian Development Bank]] and the [[World Health Organization]].
NILU has developed an automatic surveillance program for air quality in cities and background areas. NILU has specialized in computerized automatic [[air pollution surveillance]], planning and optimal abatement strategy planning. Their [[AirQUIS]] system is a [[GIS]]- based air pollution management and planning system designed for managers and decision-makers.<ref>[http://www.airquis.com/ AirQUIS]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nilu.no/index.cfm?lan_id=3 wwww.nilu.no (English edition)]

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