National Calibration Laboratory for Physical Properties of Aerosols

At the same time, a calibration laboratory is currently being built in DACP, (under the auspices of the ACTRIS IMP project, where DACP is also the main beneficiary for the Czech Republic), which will serve to calibrate instruments measuring the microphysical properties of aerosol particles. The calibration laboratory, operated as part of the thematic centre for ground-based aerosol particle measurement under the ACTRIS project, will provide services both at the national level, to state, academic and other institutions concerned with air quality and climate change, and to the scientific community at the European level. The calibration laboratory is a very important part of the Aerosol–in-Situ thematic centre within the built-up European research infrastructure ACTRIS ERIC and will contribute to the prestigious position of the Czech Republic within the international scientific community of the field. At the same time, this activity will enable the Czech Republic’s air quality monitoring programme to remain at the top level within the European research infrastructure for measuring atmospheric aerosols while contributing to further research in this field.