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

Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment
Research Member, Australian Rivers Institute
Centre for Environmental Systems Research
Centre for Environment and Population Health

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

Publications

• Victorian EPA, Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast, ANSTO and QHSS (2006) Composition of particles in four major Australian cities. Final Report to the Environment Australia.
• 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.
• Affum, J.K., Brown, A.L. and Chan, Y.C. (2003) Integrating air pollution modelling with scenario testing in road transport planning: the TRAEMS approach. Science of the Total Environment, 312, 1-14.
• Hawas, O., Hawker, D., Chan, Y.C., Christensen, E., Golding, G., Cohen, D., Vowles, P. (2002) Sampling and analysis of ambient volatile organic compounds in an industrial area in Brisbane, Australia. Clean Air, 36, 39-44.
• Chan, Y.C., McTainsh, G.H., Simpson, R.W., Vowles, P.D., Cohen, D.D. and Bailey, G.M. (2002) Light degrading properties of size-fractionated PM10 aerosol samples collected from an industrial area in Brisbane, Australia. Aerosol Science and Technology, 36, 890-898.
• Chan, Y.C., McTainsh, G.H., Simpson, R.W., Vowles, P.D., Cohen, D.D. and Bailey, G.M. (2002) Contribution of different sources to primary and secondary aerosols in Brisbane, Australia. Clean Air, 36, 32-37.
• 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.
• Rutherford, S., Macintosh, K.I., Jarvinen, K.A., McTainsh, G.H. and Chan, Y.C. (2003) Characterisation and health impacts of the October 2002 dust event in Queensland: a preliminary investigation. Proceedings of The National Clean Air Conference: Linking Air Pollution Science, Policy and Management, 23-27 November, 2003, Newcastle, Australia.
• Hawas, O., Christensen, E., Hawker, D., Chan, Y.C., Cohen, D. and Golding, G. (2002) Characterisation and identification of sources of volatile organic compounds in an industrial area in Brisbane. Proceedings of The 16th International Clean Air and Environment Conference, 18-22 August 2002, Christchurch, New Zealand.