Publications
Step into the world of PAREMPI research on real-world transport emissions with our conference papers and publications.
Authored by the members of PAREMPI consortium, the publications page offers a window into PAREMPI’s efforts to comprehensively assess the real-world exhaust emissions from the transport sectors with insights into the complexities of their contribution in the ambient PM2.5 levels and their environmental and health implications.
The articles in scientific journals, conference papers and project deliverables are presented in different categories. Conference papers are accessible on conference websites linked below in the titles.
Published articles and papers:
From real-driving emissions to urban air quality: composition of aged PM from modern diesel, gasoline, and CNG fueled cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Atmospheric Environment: X, Volume 28, December 2025, 100375
Primary and secondary aerosol formation from real vehicle exhausts, Proceedings of the 25th international transport & air pollution (TAP) and the 3rd shipping & environment (S&E) conferences.
Implementing detailed nucleation predictions in the Earth system model EC-Earth3.3.4: sulfuric acid–ammonia nucleation, Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 4923–4942, 2024.
Portable emissions toxicity system: Evaluating the toxicity of emissions or polluted air by exposure of cell cultures at air-liquid interface in a compact field-deployable setup. Michal Vojtisek-Lom et al. Science of the Total Environment. 959 (2025) 178010.
Transport sectors’ real-world emissions: from gaseous precursors to secondary aerosol formation in urban air, Proceedings of the 10th Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition, Dublin, Ireland, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5
Conference abstracts:
Year 2025
17 - 19 June ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, Zurich, Switzerland
“Aged emissions of passenger cars studied with an oxidation flow reactor (DOFR)”
Anssi Arffman
27 April - 2 May European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria
"Potential of on-board FTIR as a single instrument for simultaneous measurement of all gaseous pollutants of interest under real-driving conditions."
Hannu Kuutti, Michal Vojtisek, Lubos Dittrich and Martin Pechout.
"Plug-In Hybrid Light-Duty vehicle emission measurements over custom RDE test cycle on the road and in the various laboratory conditions."
Wojciech Honkisz, Piotr Bielaczyc, Andrzej Szczotka, Dariusz Klimkiewicz, Päivi Aakko-Saksa, Anssi Järvinen, Topi Rönkkö, Katariina Kylämäki, Milja Jäppi, Laura Salo, Teemu Lepisto, Rabbia Asgher, Hilkka Timonen, Matti Rissanen, Luis Barreira, Minna Aurela, Tereza Červená, Michal Vojtisek, and Jan Topinka.
"Extremely low black carbon emissions from modern passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles."
Topi Rönkkö, Milja Jäppi, Katariina Kylämäki, Petteri Marjanen, Wojciech Honkisz, Lassi Markkula, Laura Salo, Henna Lintusaari, Teemu Lepistö, Sanna Saarikoski, Anssi Järvinen, Kimmo Teinilä, Tereza Cervena, Michal Vojtisek, Matti Rissanen, Piotr Bielaczyc, Jan Topinka, Päivi Aakko-Saksa, and Hilkka Timonen.
"Fresh and Secondary Exhaust Emission Outcomes of Lubricating Oil Blended into Marine Fuel."
Petteri Marjanen, Katariina Kylämäki, Milja Jäppi, Lassi Markkula, Teemu Lepistö, Rabbia Asgher, Sana Farhoudian, Hannu Kuutti, Luis Barreira, Tereza Červená, Michal Vojtisek-Lom, Wojciech Honkisz, Hilkka Timonen, Päivi Aakko-Saksa, and Topi Rönkkö.
"Comprehensive characterization of organic aerosol in a traffic environment."
Sanna Saarikoski, Minna Aurela, Jarkko V Niemi, Luis Barreira, Hanna E Manninen, Topi Rönkkö, and HIlkka Timonen.
"Polyaromatic hydrocarbons from modern cars and trucks in real-driving at cold ambient temperatures: contributions in particulate matter and semi-volatile compounds."
Päivi Aakko-Saksa, Anssi Järvinen, Hannu Kuutti, Wojciech Honkisz, Katariina Kylämäki, Milja Jäppi, Petteri Marjanen, Matti Rissanen, Tereza Cervena, Michal Vojtisek, Luis Barreira, Sanna Saarikoski, Bo Strandberg, Taina Ohra-aho, Jan Topinka, Piotr Bielaczyc, Topi Rönkkö, and Hilkka Timonen.
"Assessing Exhaust Gas Exposure in Real Driving Conditions with a Portable Air-Liquid Interface Chamber."
Michal Vojtisek-Lom, Lubos Dittrich, Tereza Cervena, Katerina Honkova, Tana Zavodna, Pavel Rössner, Anssi Järvinen, Hannu Kuutti, Wojciech Honkisz, Petteri Marjanen, Teemu Lepistö, Laura Salo, Katarina Kylämäki, Milja Jäppi, Kimmo Teinilä, Delun Li, Hilkka Timonen, Jan Topinka, Topi Rönkkö, and Päivi Aakko-Saksa and the PAREMPI project team.
"Secondary aerosol formation potential of vehicles representing different transport sectors."
Hilkka Timonen, Päivi Aakko-Saksa, Luis Barreira, Petteri Marjanen, Leila Simon, Anssi Järvinen, Hannu Kuutti, Wojciech Honkisz, Katariina Kylämäki, Milja Jäppi, Laura Salo, Matti Rissanen, Tereza Červená, Michal Vojtisek-Lom, Jan Topinka, Piotr Bielaczyc, Topi Rönkkö, and Sanna Saarikoski,
"Volatile Organic Compound concentrations in the exhaust of a natural gas, a gasoline, and a diesel passenger car under various driving conditions"
Katariina Kylämäki and the PAREMPI project team.
Year 2024
25-30 August: The European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Tampere, Finland
“Urban air secondary pollution potential in two Finnish cities measured with a new oxidation flow reactor (DOFR).”
A. Arffman, M. Hölttä, E. Laakkonen, K. Kylämäki, T. Rönkkö, H.
Timonen, S. Saarikoski, P. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen.
“Secondary aerosol formation from traffic: Influence of fuel, engine technology and aftertreatment systems.”
H.Timonen, P. Aakko-Saksa, T. Rönkkö, S. Saarikoski
“Investigating the effect of ambient temperature on secondary aerosol particle formation from diesel and natural gas passenger car exhaust.”
K. Kylämäki, M. Jäppi, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T.
Lepistö, P. Marjanen, K. Teinilä, L. Barreira, D. Li, L. Simon, M. Aurela, S.
Saarikoski, S. Harni, A. Järvinen, H. Kuutti, R. Ashger, S. Farhoudian, S.
Iyer, A. Kumar, T. Cervena, K. Honkova, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, M.
Rissanen, A. Szczotka, P. Bielaczyc, J. Topinka, H. Timonen, P.
Aakko-Saksa, and T. Rönkkö.
“Particle number emissions from a gasoline hybrid car and a diesel hybrid car in changing driving conditions.”
M. Jäppi, K. Kylämäki, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T.
Lepistö, P. Marjanen, K. Teinilä, L. Barreira, D. Li, L. Simon, M. Aurela, S.
Saarikoski, S. Harni, A. Järvinen, H. Kuutti, R. Ashger, S. Farhoudian, S.
Iyer, A. Kumar, T. Cervena, K. Honkova, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, M.
Rissanen, A. Szczotka, P. Bielaczyz, J. Topinka, H. Timonen, P.
Aakko-Saksa and T. Rönkkö.
“Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter and semi-volatile compounds emissions from diesel engine when using conventional and renewable fuels.”
P. Aakko-Saksa, P. Koponen, A. Järvinen, T. Rönkkö, N. Kuittinen, T.
Lepistö, M. Rissanen, H. Timonen, S. Saarikoski, P. Jalava and H.
Hakkarainen.
“Chemical composition of secondary particles from exhaust emissions of light-duty vehicles.”
L. Simon, L. Berreira, S. Saarikoski, M. Aurela, W. Honkisz, K. Teinilä, S.
Harni, D. Li, K. Kylämäki, M. Jäppi, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, L. Markkula, T.
Lepistö, R. Asgher, S. Farhoudian, S. Iyer, A. Kumar, Rissanen...
“Toxicity of Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions: Air-Liquid Interface in Real Driving Emission.”
T. Cervena, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, K. Honkova, T. Zavodna, J.
Topinka, P.T. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen, M. Rissanen, L. Markkula, L.
Salo, K. Kylämäki, H. Lintusaari, T. Rönkkö, L. Barreira, L. Delun, S.
Saarikoski, W. Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc, P. Roldin, I. Ortega
“Towards extremely low black carbon emissions from passenger cars.”
T. Rönkkö, M. Jäppi, K. Kylämäki, P. Marjanen, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz,
L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T. Lepistö, S. Saarikoski, A. Järvinen, N. Kuittinen,
T. Cervena, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Rissanen, P. Bielaczyz, J. Topinka, P.
Karjalainen, J. Pagels, P. Roldin, P. Aakko-Saksa and H. Timonen et al.
15-18 July: 27th International Symposium on Gas Kinetics and Related Phenomena, University of Leeds, UK
"Underpinning the Autoxidation Mechanism of Naphthalene in the Atmosphere: What are we Missing?"
Prasenjit Seal, A. Kumar, O. Garmash, S. Barua, S. Iyer, and M. Rissanen.
10-14 June: 27th ETH-Nanoparticles Conference (NPC-24) and Aerosols-24 Conference, Zurich, Switzerland
"Road to Lab LD vehicle campaign in terms of PN emission over custom RDE test cycle"
W.Honkisz, P.Bielaczyc, D.Klimkiewicz, K.Czarniecki,
P.Aakko-Saksa, A.Järvinen, H.Kuutti, T.Rönkkö, K.Kylämäki, M.Jäppi,
L.Markkula, L.Salo, T.Lepistö, R.Ashger, S.Farhoudian, S.Iyer, A.Kumar,
H.Timonen, M.Rissanen, L.Barreira, L.Delun, L.Simon, M.Aurela,
S.Saarikoski, S.Harni, T.Cervena, M.Vojtisek-Lom, M.Pechout, J.Topinka
"Emissions of passenger cars with different engine and aftertreatment technologies"
A.Järvinen, H.Kuutti, P.Aakko-Saksa, W.Honkisz, P.Bielaczyc,
D.Klimkiewicz, K.Czarniecki, T.Rönkkö, K.Kylämäki, M.Jäppi, L.Markkula,
L.Salo, T.Lepistö, R.Ashger, S.Farhoudian, S.Iyer, A.Kumar, H.Timonen,
M.Rissanen, L.Barreira, L.Delun, L.Simon, M.Aurela, S.Saarikoski,
S.Harni, T.Cervena, M.Vojtisek-Lom, M.Pechout, J.Topinka
"Characterization and application of a new oxidation flow reactor (DOFR) to study passenger car emissions"
A. Arffman, M. Nikka, E. Laakkonen, K. Kylämäki, T. Rönkkö, W.
Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc, J. Topinka, T. Cervena, L. Simon, H. Timonen, M.
Aurela, S. Saarikoski, P. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen
“Secondary aerosol emissions from diesel and natural gas vehicles.”
K. Kylämäki, M. Jäppi, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T. Lepistö, P. Marjanen, K. Teinilä, L. Barreira, D. Li, L. Simon, M. Aurela, S. Saarikoski, S. Harni, A. Järvinen, H. Kuutti, R. Ashger, S. Farhoudian, S. Iyer, A. Kumar, T. Cervena, K. Honkova, M. Vojtisek-lom, M. Pechout, M. Rissanen, A. Szczotka, P. Bielaczyc, J. Topinka, H. Timonen, P. Aakko-saksa, and T. Rönkkö
13-17 May: 14th International Conference On Air Quality, Helsinki, Finland
"Semivolatile emissions in the context of secondary aerosol formation potential"
P.T. Aakko-Saksa, T. Ohra-Aho, P. Koponen, M. Reinikainen, A.
Järvinen, T. Rönkkö, M. Rissanen, H. Timonen, W. Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc,
P. Roldin, I. Ortega, J. Topinka
“Secondary aerosol formation from traffic: Influence of fuel, engine technology and aftertreatment systems.”
H.Timonen, P. Aakko-Saksa, T. Rönkkö, S. Saarikoski
“Investigating the effect of ambient temperature on secondary aerosol particle formation from diesel and natural gas passenger car exhaust.”
K. Kylämäki, M. Jäppi, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T.
Lepistö, P. Marjanen, K. Teinilä, L. Barreira, D. Li, L. Simon, M. Aurela, S.
Saarikoski, S. Harni, A. Järvinen, H. Kuutti, R. Ashger, S. Farhoudian, S.
Iyer, A. Kumar, T. Cervena, K. Honkova, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, M.
Rissanen, A. Szczotka, P. Bielaczyc, J. Topinka, H. Timonen, P.
Aakko-Saksa, and T. Rönkkö.
“Particle number emissions from a gasoline hybrid car and a diesel hybrid car in changing driving conditions.”
M. Jäppi, K. Kylämäki, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T.
Lepistö, P. Marjanen, K. Teinilä, L. Barreira, D. Li, L. Simon, M. Aurela, S.
Saarikoski, S. Harni, A. Järvinen, H. Kuutti, R. Ashger, S. Farhoudian, S.
Iyer, A. Kumar, T. Cervena, K. Honkova, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, M.
Rissanen, A. Szczotka, P. Bielaczyz, J. Topinka, H. Timonen, P.
Aakko-Saksa and T. Rönkkö.
“Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter and semi-volatile compounds emissions from diesel engine when using conventional and renewable fuels.”
P. Aakko-Saksa, P. Koponen, A. Järvinen, T. Rönkkö, N. Kuittinen, T.
Lepistö, M. Rissanen, H. Timonen, S. Saarikoski, P. Jalava and H.
Hakkarainen.
“Chemical composition of secondary particles from exhaust emissions of light-duty vehicles.”
L. Simon, L. Berreira, S. Saarikoski, M. Aurela, W. Honkisz, K. Teinilä, S.
Harni, D. Li, K. Kylämäki, M. Jäppi, L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, L. Markkula, T.
Lepistö, R. Asgher, S. Farhoudian, S. Iyer, A. Kumar, Rissanen...
“Toxicity of Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions: Air-Liquid Interface in Real Driving Emission.”
T. Cervena, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, K. Honkova, T. Zavodna, J.
Topinka, P.T. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen, M. Rissanen, L. Markkula, L.
Salo, K. Kylämäki, H. Lintusaari, T. Rönkkö, L. Barreira, L. Delun, S.
Saarikoski, W. Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc, P. Roldin, I. Ortega
“Towards extremely low black carbon emissions from passenger cars.”
T. Rönkkö, M. Jäppi, K. Kylämäki, P. Marjanen, L. Markkula, W. Honkisz,
L. Salo, H. Lintusaari, T. Lepistö, S. Saarikoski, A. Järvinen, N. Kuittinen,
T. Cervena, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Rissanen, P. Bielaczyz, J. Topinka, P.
Karjalainen, J. Pagels, P. Roldin, P. Aakko-Saksa and H. Timonen et al.
18-20 April: SAE 2024 WCXTM World Congress Experience, Detroit, MI, USA
"PAREMPI – a Comprehensive Assessment of Real-World Particulate Emissions from the Transport Sector"
P. Bielaczyc, W. Honkisz, J. Woodburn, P. Aakko-Saksa, A.
Järvinen, T. Rönkkö, P. Karjalainen, M. Rissanen, H. Timonen, L. Barreira, P.
Roldin, A. Oudin, J. Pagels, I. Ortega, D. Delhaye, L. Ganeau, J. Topinka, T.
Cervena and M. Vojtisek-Lom
15-18 April: Transport Research Arena 2024, Dublin, Ireland
"Transport sectors’ real-world emissions: From gaseous precursors to secondary aerosol formation in urban air"
P. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen, T. Rönkkö, P. Karjalainen, M.
Rissanen, H. Timonen, L. Barreira, J. Woodburn, W. Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc, P.
Roldin, A. Oudin, J. Pagels, I. Ortega, D. Delhaye, L. Ganeau, J.Topinka, T.
Cervena and M. Vojtisek-Lom
29-30 March: 2024 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting, Utah, USA
"Toxicity Assessment of Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions Using Air-Liquid Interface in Real Driving Emission Methodology"
T. Cervena, M. Vojtisek-Lom, M. Pechout, K. Honkova, T. Zavodna, J. Topinka, P. Aakko-Saksa, A. Järvinen, M. Rissanen, L. Markkula, L. Salo, K. Kylämäki, H. Lintusaari, T. Rönkkö3, L. Barreira, L. Delun, S. Saarikoski, W. Honkisz, P. Bielaczyc, P. Roldin, and I. Ortega.
Year 2023
25-26 September: TAP&SE, Gothenburg, Sweden
"Primary and secondary aerosol formation from real vehicle exhausts"
P. Roldin, M.P. Rissanen, L. Pichelstorfer, J. Pagels, A. Oudin,
H. Timonen, T. Rönkkö, P. Aakko-Saksa
The book of abstracts (Password: TAPaSE*2023)
The book of abstracts (Password: TAPaSE*2023)
22-23 June: ETH Nanoparticles Conference 2023 (NPC-23)
"Semivolatile fraction’s characteristics from engine and car exhaust"
P. Aakko-Saksa, P. Koponen, T. Ohra-Aho, A. Järvinen, T.
Rönkkö, N. Kuittinen, T. Lepistö, H. Timonen, S. Saarikoski, P. Jalava
Abstracts (scg.ch)
Abstracts (scg.ch)
Step into the world of PAREMPI research work with our collection of conference
papers and publications.
Authored by the members of PAREMPI consortium and presented at conferences attended by the PAREMPI partners, these papers offer a window into PAREMPI’s efforts to comprehensively assess particulate emissions from the transport sector. These scientific contributions offer valuable insights into the complexities of real-world particulate emissions and their environmental implications. From characterising semivolatile emissions to studying secondary aerosol formation, the papers featured here highlight our collaborative efforts to address key challenges in air quality and transportation.
The papers are sorted in chronological order and by conferences in which they have been accepted and presented. The papers are accessible on each conference website linked below the conference titles.
Table of contents:
2025
- 17 – 19 June: ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, Zurich, Switzerland
- 27 April – 2 May: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria
2024
- 25-30 August: The European Aerosol Conference (EAC). Tampere, Finland
- 10-14 June: 27th ETH-Nanoparticles
Conference (NPC-24) and Aerosols-24
Conference, Zurich, Switzerland - 13-17 May: 14th International Conference On Air Quality, Helsinki, Finland
- 18-20 April: SAE 2024 WCXTM World Congress Experience, Detroit, MI, USA
- 15-18 April: Transport Research Arena (TRA), TRA2024, Dublin
2023
- 25-26 September: TAP&SE, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 22-23 June: ETH Nanoparticles Conference 2023 (NPC-23)
