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Spatial heterogeneity and air pollution removal by an urban forest
Estimates of air pollution removal by the urban forest have mostly been based on mean values of forest structure variables for an entire city. However, the urban forest is not uniformly distributed across a city because ...
Urban forests and pollution mitigation: Analyzing ecosystem services and disservices
The purpose of this paper is to integrate the concepts of ecosystem services and disservices when assessing the efficacy of using urban forests for mitigating pollution. A brief review of the literature identifies some ...
Pollutant Time Series Analysis for Improving Air-Quality in Smart Cities
The evolution towards Smart Cities is the process that many urban centers are following in their quest for efficiency, resource optimization and sustainable growth. This step forward in the continuous improvement of cities ...
Preliminary geochemical study of thermal waters at the Puracé volcano system (South Western Colombia): An approximation for geothermal exploration
(Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2018-01-01)
The Puracé Volcano is located in the Cauca department, SW of Colombia, along the Coconucos volcanic chain. This volcano is an interesting target for geothermal exploration, because it is a young caldera-type volcano, with ...
Indoor Pollution Emissions from Building Materials; Case of Study: Gypsum Boards
(Universidad de Guanajuato, 2016)
Carbon nanotube filters for removal of air pollutants from mobile sources
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)
Preliminary estimate of air pollution reduction by urban trees in Mexico city
Air pollution levels in Mexico City are exceedingly high throughout the year Since urban trees have a role in removing air pollution, this study used tree cover and structure estimates as well as actual meteorological and ...