Lund University Aerosol and Climate Laboratory

Equipment from the Aerosol and Climate Laboratory is used at several national and international infrastructures including Pan-European ACTRIS, MAX IV equipment used to generate and characterise particles and LNCL (Lund Nano Characterization Labs). The laboratory is part of LTH Open Door and a central infrastructure for the LTH profile area Aerosols.

The laboratory for aerosol and climate research is a unique facility, combining techniques for measurement of aerosols and thermal climate.

Aerosol science is today at the forefront of several of our main societal challenges, including promoting sustainable cities and energy production and to combat climate change. Thermal climate is an important part of the laboratory's activities. Researchers and students in thermal climate and work environment use the experimental chambers to learn how different materials and products feel and function in cold and heat. The chambers also provide an opportunity to get to know the body's reactions in different climates.

Many strong research environments at LU are using the equipment and knowledge at the Aerosol and Climate Laboratory. The laboratory is essential in the LTH profile are Aerosols. Several research centres are coordinated by researchers in the aerosol laboratory.

The laboratory environment consists of three larger halls and four smaller premises, with a total area of 400 m2. In the laboratory there are, among other things, three room-sized chambers for experiments in different climate and aerosol conditions. In the chambers, it is possible to conduct studies at temperatures from -25°C to +50°C with varying air humidity and air flow. The laboratory also has vacuum and compressed air systems, sterile benches, chemical and electronics storage, and filter handling equipment. The aerosol and climate laboratory is adapted for handling microbiological substances (microbiological risk class 2).

The laboratory has a large number of instruments for advanced measurement of various properties of airborne particles. There is also access to a range of different techniques to generate aerosol particles in different sizes and from different media. The laboratory is also closely linked to the measurements that take place of atmospheric aerosol particles at the ACTRIS measuring station in Hyltemossa.

Projects carried out using equipment from the aerosol laboratory at the ICOS/ACTRIS Site at Hyltemossa are submitted on a yearly basis to the ACTRIS Data Portal (actris.nilu.no), where data are available in full open access.

Services include: * Particle characterisation (size and chemical composition) in outdoor, indoor and work-place environments. * Emission measurements from combustion and other sources. * Characterisation of engineered particles. * Generation of particles and controlled human exposures in a chamber * Modelling of aerosol dynamics processes.

Laboratory Director: Jakob Löndahl
Laboratory Research engineer: Patrik Nilsson.