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  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Public Health

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  • Black carbon (BC) is a significant urban aerosol component from incomplete combustion, primarily road traffic.
  • Epidemiological studies link BC exposure to adverse cardiovascular and respiratory health outcomes.
  • BC is not currently regulated by the EU Air Quality Directive, leading to data gaps in urban monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a machine learning-based proxy for estimating black carbon concentrations in urban areas.
  • To utilize readily available air pollution datasets as input for the BC proxy model.
  • To address the lack of official BC monitoring data for improved exposure assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Employed machine learning models, specifically Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Random Forest (RF).
  • Utilized input data including particle mass and number concentrations, gaseous pollutants, and meteorological variables.
  • Validated model performance using experimental data from two urban sites in Barcelona over a two-year period.

Main Results:

  • The SVR model demonstrated a strong correlation with measured BC (R² = 0.828, RMSE = 0.48 μg/m³).
  • Model performance varied with seasonality and time of day, influenced by new particle formation events.
  • Validation at a second site showed decreased performance (R² = 0.633, RMSE = 1.19 μg/m³) due to data limitations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed BC proxy model shows flexibility and potential for use with EU-regulatory air quality parameters.
  • The model can effectively complement experimental measurements for urban black carbon exposure assessment.
  • Optimal application is suggested for environments where traffic is the primary source of ultrafine particles.