Staff profiles
Perry DavyLead Scientist - Air Particulates Laboratories (inc XRF Lab)
Qualifications
- MSc, Chemistry
- BSc, Chemistry
- PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry
Areas of expertise
- Nuclear Physics: Ion Beam Analysis
- Nuclear Physics: Air particulates
- Nuclear Physics: Trace element analysis using PIXE
- Nuclear Physics: IBA analysis of PIXE,RBS,NRA
- Nuclear Physics: Trace elements
- Nuclear Physics: Materials Science
- Nuclear Physics: Air Pollution
Major Publications
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- Particulate matter sources on an hourly time-scale in a rural community during the winter, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 64(5): p. 501-508. DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.813414.
- Sources of particulate matter pollution in a small New Zealand city, Atmospheric pollution research 5(4): p. 572-580. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2014.066.
- Influence of filter thickness on PESA calibration, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms 332: p. 445-448. DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2014.02.114.
- Sources and transport of particulate matter on an hourly time-scale during the winter in a New Zealand urban valley, Urban Climate 10(P4): p. 644-655. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2014.06.003.
- Vertical and temporal variations of black carbon in New Zealand urban areas during winter, Atmospheric Environment 75: p. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.036.
- Carbonaceous aerosols in a wood burning community in rural New Zealand, Atmospheric pollution research 4(3): p. 245-249. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2013.026.
- Effect of atmospheric stability on the impact of domestic wood combustion to air quality of a small urban township in winter, Atmospheric Environment 70: p. 28-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.047.
- Composition and source contributions of air particulate matter pollution in a New Zealand suburban town, Atmospheric pollution research 3(1): p. 143-147. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.014.
- Exploring the variation between EC and BC in a variety of locations, Aerosol and Air Quality Research 12(1): p. 1-7. DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.09.0150.
- Identification of particulate matter sources on an hourly time-scale in a wood burning community, Environmental science & technology 46(9): p. 47674774.
- Air particulate matter pollution in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia, International journal of PIXE 22(1/2): p. 165-171.
- Beyond PM10 : benzo(a)pyrene and As concentrations in New Zealand air, Air Quality and Climate Change 46(2): p. 15-24.
- A review of air particulate matter research in New Zealand : where are we and where should we go from here?, Air Quality and Climate Change 46(2): p. 34-42.
- Air particulate matter pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia : determination of composition, source contributions and source locations, Atmospheric pollution research 2(2): p. 126-137. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2011.017.
- Carbonaceous aerosols in an urban tunnel, Atmospheric Environment 45(26): p. 4463-4469. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.032.
- Characterisation of particulate matter emissions from a modern wood burner under varying burner conditions, Air Quality and Climate Change 45(2): p. 21-27.
- A comparison of particulate and particle-phase PAH emissions from a modern wood burner with those of an old wood burner, Air Quality and Climate Change 44(3): p. 21-24.
- Influence of environmental conditions on carbonaceous particle concentrations within New Zealand, Journal of aerosol science 41(1): p. 134-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.11.003.
- Urban air quality in the Asian region, Science of the Total Environment 404(1): p. 103-112. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.05.039.
- Elemental analysis and source apportionment of ambient particulate matter at Masterton, New Zealand, International journal of PIXE 15(3/4): p. 225-231.