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Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a nationwide lockdown is imposed in India initially for three weeks from 24th
March to 14th April 2020 and extended up to 3rd May 2020. Due to the forced restrictions, pollution level in ...
Atmospheric particulate pollution in South American megacities
(National Research Council Canada-NRC Research Press, 2021-04-15)
Air pollution is one of the major problems caused by urban growth, and both industrial and automobile emissions have been the main causes of air quality deterioration in cities since the beginning of the 20th century. ...
Megacities and large urban agglomerations in the coastal zone: Interactions between atmosphere, land, and marine ecosystems
(2013)
Megacities are not only important drivers for socio-economic development but also sources of environmental challenges. Many megacities and large urban agglomerations are located in the coastal zone where land, atmosphere, ...
GAPS-megacities: A new global platform for investigating persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in urban air
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
A pilot study was initiated in 2018 under the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network named GAPS-Megacities. This study included 20 megacities/major cities across the globe with the goal of better understanding ...
Indoor ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentration in two museums of the São Paulo megacity - Brazil
(Morana RTD d.o.o.Ljubljana, 2013)
This paper reports and discusses O3 and NO2 concentration data collected
between 2009 and 2011 in the indoor environments of two
important Brazilian museums located in the megalopolis of São Paulo:
the University of São ...
Ground-level ozone prediction using a neural network model based on meteorological variables and applied to the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo
(INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTDGENEVA, 2012)
A neural network model to predict ozone concentration in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area was developed, based on average values of meteorological variables in the morning (8:00-12:00 hr) and afternoon (13:00-17: 00 hr) ...
Particulate matter levels in a South American megacity: the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru
(Springer International Publishing, 2017)
© 2017, Springer International Publishing AG. The temporal and spatial trends in the variability of PM10 and PM2.5 from 2010 to 2015 in the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru, are studied and interpreted in this work. ...
Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde measurements in urban atmosphere impacted by the use of ethanol biofuel: Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo (MASP), 2012–2013
(ElsevierPhiladephia, 2014)
There is a consensus that particulate matter and gases pollutants originating from industry and vehicle
emission processes in urban areas are important from the point of view of public health and climate
change. Local ...
Variations of carbon monoxide concentrations in the Megacity of São Paulo from 2000 to 2015 in different time Scales
(2017-04-28)
Air pollution is an important public health issue. High levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere are hazardous to human health. Studies regarding the concentration of this and other gases in the atmosphere allow political ...