Griffith University

BSc (Hong Kong), DipEd (Hong Kong), MSc (Leeds), PhD (Griffith) 

Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment, Australian Rivers Institute, CESR

 CEPH

Contact details for Dr Andrew Chan

Research Expertise

• Monitoring, modelling and management of urban air pollution problems
• Sampling and chemical analysis of air pollutants
• Modelling of impact of inland dust to urban air quality
• Emission and dispersion of traffic related air pollutants

Current Teaching Areas:

• Chemistry A
• Environment and Development: International Perspectives
• Air Pollution and Noise
• Environmental Pollution
• Environmental Chemistry
  

Selected Publications

• Huston, R., Chan, Y.C., Gardner, T., Shaw, G. and Chapman, H. (2009) Characterisation of atmospheric deposition as a source of contaminants in urban rainwater tanks. Water Research, 43, 1630-1640.
• Smit, R., Brown, A.L. and Chan, Y.C. (2008) Do air pollution emissions and fuel consumption models for roadways include the effects of congestion in the roadway traffic flow. Environmental Modelling and Software, 23, 1262-1270.
• Chan, Y.C., Christensen, E., Golding, G., King, G., Gore, W., Cohen, D.D., Hawas, O., Stelcer, E., simpson, R., Denison, L. and Wong, N. (2008) Source apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds in major cities in Australia by positive matrix factorisation. Clean Air and Environmental Quality, 2/42, 22-29.
• Chan, Y.C., Cohen, D.D., Hawas, O., Stelcer, E., Simpson, R., Denison, L., Wong, N., Hodge, M., Comino, E. and Carswell, S. (2008) Apportionment of sources of fine and coarse particles in four major Australian cities by positive matrix factorisatiion. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 374-389.
• Chapman, H., Gardner, T., Huston, R., Chan, A. and Shaw, G. (2006) Chemical water quality and health risk assessment of urban rainwater tanks. Urban Drainage Modelling and Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference, 2-7 April 2006, Melbourne.
• Chan, Y.C., McTainsh, G.H., McGowan, H., Leys, J. and Tews, K. (2005) The influence of the 23-25 October 2002 dust storm to the air quality of major cities in eastern Australia. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 164, 329-348.
• McTainsh, G.H., McGowan, H., Chan, Y.C., Leys, J. and Tews, K. (2005) The 23rd October, 2002 dust storm in eastern Australia: characteristics and meteorological conditions. Atmospheric Environment, 39, 1227-1236.
• Chan, Y.C., Simpson, R., Cohen, D., Hawas, O., Stelcer, E., Denison, L., Wong, N., Golding, G., Christensen, E., Gore, W., Hodge, M., Comino, E. and Carswell, S. (2005) A preliminary analysis of sources of emissions of particles in four major Australian cities by Positive Matrix Factorisation. Proceedings of The 17th International Clean Air and Environment Conference, Hobart 3-6 May 2005.
• Hawas, O., Stelcer, E., Cohen, D., Chan, Y.C., Simpson, R., Denison, L., Wong, N., Golding, G., Christensen, E., Gore, W., Hodge, M., Comino, E. and Carswell, S. (2005) Trace heavy metals in fine and coarse aerosols in four major Australian cities. Proceedings of The 17th International Clean Air and Environment Conference, Hobart 3-6 May.