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AKPF has been founded by the industrial partners of the VERT-project in August 1998. It provides a forum for discussion between diesel particulate filter manufacturers, distributors, and clean air authorities in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and worldwide. The technical work of AKPF focuses on development of specifications and certification procedures for diesel particulate filter systems. The AKPF is open to every trap manufacturer worldwide. More ...

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What’s New

11 April 2008: 12th ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles has issued a Call for Papers and Invitation. This year, the Conference will be held on 23 - 25 June, an earlier date than in previous years..

An HDT seminar on particulate filter retrofits will be held in Munich, Germany, on June 5-6, 2008 (seminar program).

Schützen Umweltzonen unsere Gesundheit oder sind sie unwirksam?, a paper by H.-Erich Wichmann.

Exposure to diesel exhaust induces changes in EEG in human volunteers, a paper by Bjoern Cruts and co-workers.

5 February 2008: A new website, www.lowemissionzones.eu, provides information on Low Emission Zones in Europe.

10 January 2008: Off-Road Dieselmotoren und zukünftige Abgasgrenzwerte: Wohin geht die Reise?, a paper by François Jaussi (November 2007), and
PM 10 Toxicity Equivalent: New Approach to a Health Oriented PM-Characterization, a presentation by Andres Mayer (November 2007).

4 September 2007: The Benefit of Particle Filter Systems for Improving Kerbside Air Quality, by David Imhof (an English summary of the paper in German).

12 July 2007: Nanopartikel am Strassenrand: Das Potential des Partikelfilters am Beispiel einer dicht befahrenen Strasse, by David Imhof (June 2007 version).

7 July 2007: Euro 5 and Euro 6 emission regulation for light-duty vehicles.

5 July 2007: A number of fine presentations from the recent HDT particle filter seminar: