 NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research at Kjeller on the outskirt of Oslo, Norway. | |
| Established | 1969 |
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| Mission | Air pollution |
| CEO | John Rune Nielsen |
| Members | 200 |
| Address | Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller |
| Location | , Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°58′31″N 11°3′12″E / 59.97528°N 11.05333°E |
| Website | www |
The NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research (Norwegian: NILU – Norsk Institutt for luftforskning) or NILU is one of the leading specialized scientific laboratories in Europe researching issues related to air pollution, climate change and health. It is an independent nonprofit institution, established in 1969, staffed by scientists, engineers and technicians with specialized expertise for working on air pollution problems. The staff do more than two hundred projects annually for research councils, industries, international banks and local, national and international authorities and organizations. Its first director was Brynjulf Ottar.