▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁peer - review ed ▁articles . ▁ ▁Air ▁quality ▁activities ▁The ▁Finn ish ▁Meteor ological ▁Institute ▁has ▁investig ated ▁air ▁quality ▁processes ▁and ▁air ▁poll ution ▁prevent ion ▁techniques ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Their ▁staff ▁members ▁have ▁compreh ensive ▁compet ence ▁within ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁meteor ology , ▁physics , ▁chem istry , ▁bi ology ▁and ▁engineering . ▁Integr ated ▁work ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁European ▁research ▁instit utes ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁air ▁quality ▁activities ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Institute ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Research , ▁testing ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁air ▁quality ▁meas uring ▁methods ▁and ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁air ▁poll ut ant ▁emission ▁invent ories . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁air ▁poll ution ▁disp ersion ▁models ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁chemical ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁air ▁quality . ▁▁ ▁Study ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁air ▁poll ution ▁prevent ion ▁techniques . ▁ ▁The ▁suite ▁of ▁local - scale ▁( 0 ▁– ▁ 3 0   km ) ▁disp ersion ▁models ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁includes : ▁▁ ▁An ▁urban ▁area , ▁multiple - source ▁disp ersion ▁model . ▁▁ ▁Ve h icular ▁poll ution ▁line - source ▁disp ersion ▁models . ▁▁ ▁Dis p ersion ▁models ▁for ▁ha z ard ous ▁materials . ▁▁ ▁Dis p ersion ▁models ▁for ▁od orous ▁comp ounds . ▁ ▁Dis p ersion ▁models ▁for ▁larger ▁scales ▁( 3 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 0   km ) ▁are ▁also ▁available