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Air pollution dispersion inside a street canyon of Göttinger Strasse (Hannover, Germany): New results of the analysis of full scale data
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2010-01)
This study analyses the interactions between pollutant concentrations inside a street canyon, and wind and traffic dispersive air motions. Air pollutant concentrations, meteorological parameters and traffic flow continuously ...
Urban Air Pollutants are Significant Risk Factors for Asthma and Pneumonia in Children: The Influence of Location on the Measurement of Pollutants
(EDICIONES DOYMA S ABARCELONA, 2012)
Background: Air pollution is associated with a substantial burden on human health; however, the most important pollutants may vary with location. Proper monitoring is necessary to determine the effect of these pollutants ...
Indoor air quality assessment of elementary schools in Curitiba, Brazil
(2009-11-01)
The promotion of good indoor air quality in schools is of particular public concern for two main reasons: (1) school-age children spend at least 30% of their time inside classrooms and (2) indoor air quality in urban areas ...
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 ...
Biodiversity of Collembola in urban soils and their use as bioindicators for pollution.
(Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, v. 44, n. 8, p. 868-873, ago. 2009., 2014)
Nickel exposure enhances the susceptibility of lichens Usnea amblyoclada and Ramalina celastri to urban atmospheric pollutants
(Springer, 2007-12)
In the present study, the effect of nickel incorporation on the chemical response of Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinsc. and Usnea amblyoclada (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. exposed to urban atmospheric pollutants was assessed. ...
Toxicogenetic monitoring in urban cities exposed to different airborne contaminants
(2013-04-01)
Microparticles found in the air may be associated with organic matter that contains several compounds, such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs, and may pose a significant risk to human health, possibly ...
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INHALABLE PARTICULATE MATTER IN CITY OF CHILLAN, CHILE
(Sociedad Chilena de Química, 2003)