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Intensity of urban heat islands in tropical and temperate climates
(2017-12-01)
Nowadays, most of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. The replacement of vegetation by buildings and the general soil sealing, associated with human activity, lead to a rise in cities temperature, resulting in the ...
El patrimonio urbano arquitectónico de Buenos Aires en el siglo 21 - Buenos Aires urban and architectural heritage in the 21st century
(Universidad de Belgrano. Departamento de investigaciones. Documentos de Trabajo. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, 2013-08-22)
Los edificios no son objetos aislados. Tampoco las ciudades son estructuras uniformes, y es
en su compleja y heterogénea composición, producto de diferentes circunstancias a lo largo
del tiempo y de la particular ...
A cross-sectional study of determinants of indoor environmental exposures in households with and without chronic exposure to biomass fuel smoke
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Burning biomass fuels indoors for cooking is associated with high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO). More efficient biomass-burning stoves and chimneys for ventilation have been ...
Le Corbusier's plan for Buenos Aires. Useful explanations on the birth of the cities
(Routledge, 2016-04)
Intuited during Le Corbusier’s trip to Sudamerica in 1929 and developed in 1937, the plan for Buenos Aires contradicts general assumptions about his early urban theories. It is not a generic proposal that breaks with the ...
Physiological response and sulphur accumulation in the biomonitor Ramalina celastri in relation to the concentrations of SO2 and NO2 in urban environments
(Elsevier Science, 2016-03)
This study extends the current knowledge regarding the use of different tools for monitoring atmospheric pollution. The chemical response of the lichen Ramalina celastri was evaluated through physiological parameters and ...
Atmospheric Particulate Matter Variability during 2014 at Buenos Aires City (Argentina) Comparing Ground-Based Measurements and Satellite Data
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-07)
Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. In particular, exposure to high concentrations of small particulates (PM10 and PM2.5) is related to increased mortality and morbidity. In Argentina, only at Buenos ...
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INHALABLE PARTICULATE MATTER IN CITY OF CHILLAN, CHILE
(Sociedad Chilena de Química, 2003)
Particulate matter in urban areas of south-central Chile exceeds air quality standards
(Springer, 2017-06)
This study analyzed air quality in terms of the concentrations of sub-10 mu m (PM10) and sub-2.5 mu m particulate matter (PM2.5) recorded at 23 automated public monitoring stations located in 16 cities in south-central ...