ARIA P@LIT@ - Air pollution, air quality and urban microclimate

ARIA P@LIT@ is a three-year project (2022-2024) of the Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI) of Politecnico di Torino, that aims to systematize the departmental expertise, to become a reference point for the territory, to incentivize and consolidate the research and to promote the development of skills focusing on air quality.

Coordinator: Prof. Pietro Salizzoni (École Centrale de Lyon and Politecnico di Torino).

ARGOMENTI DI RICERCA

• Numerical modelling of pollutant dispersion at the urban scale
• Air quality field measurements
• Experimental studies on pollutant dispersion in streets with vegetation
• Urban heat island
• Natural ventilation of buildings
• Pollutant dispersion from industrial sites
• Citizen Science for Air Quality Monitoring 

NEWS AND EVENTS

• The citizen science project, SCoolAir, has been funded by the European program Horizon Europe through the IMPETUS accelerator. The project aims to engage students and teachers in monitoring air quality and analyzing the relationships between indoor and outdoor microclimates, well-being, and air pollution.
  The research team is looking for classes to participate (middle and high schools) in a cycle of activities running from September to December 2025, totaling around 10 hours in the classroom.
  For information and participation: ariapolito.citizenscience@gmail.com
• Air Library Inauguration and Sampling Bike Ride
  Organized as part of LIBRA, an innovative project aiming to raise citizen awareness about air quality and urban microclimates through a free lending service of environmental sensors.
  March 29^th 2025, 3 pm
  Via Antonio Cecchi, 21, Turin – Officine Creative
  Two groups, equipped with air quality sensors, will ride through the city of Turin and then meet at Officine Creative to analyze the sampling results together.
• In the framework of the ARIA P@LIT@ project, in collaboration with ARPA Piemonte, GEAM - Associazione Georisorse e Ambiente, the Architects Association PCC of Turin and the Engineers Association of the Province of Turin and with the patronage of Regione Piemonte and the Metropolitan City of Turin, DIATI has organized the workshop
  AIR QUALITY AND URBAN MICROCLIMATE
  March 28^th 2023, 9 am – 1 pm
  Energy Center of Politecnico di Torino
  Read the Poliflash article. 

• Air Quality Measurement Campaign
  The research group of the ARIA P@LIT@ project, in collaboration with ENEA, is implementing a small, widespread network of sensors to measure air quality in the city of Turin and is looking for strategic locations to place the sensors (20x20x5 cm³).

  Requirements for balconies or windows:

• • Located on the ground floor or first floor
  • Facing streets with significant traffic
  • Equipped with electrical power supply