Urban Air Pollution and Human Health: How to Quantify the Potential Benefits from Citizens’ Behaviour Change?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Rodrigues ◽  
Sandra Rafael ◽  
S. Coelho ◽  
K. Oliveira ◽  
J. Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Potential Benefits

Urban Air Pollution and its Influence on Human Health in Mega Cities of India

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S261-S262 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Nagdeve
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Mega Cities

Urban air pollution and human health

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. A1-A2
Author(s):  
Alessandra Cincinelli ◽  
Athanasios Katsoyiannis
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air

Assessment of the Status of Urban Air pollution And Its Impact on Human Health in the City of Kolkata

2005 ◽  
Vol 108 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 151-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrinal K. Ghose ◽  
R. Paul ◽  
R. K. Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
The Status ◽  
The City

Impact of 1.5 K global warming on urban air pollution and heat island with outlook on human health effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janos Mika ◽  
Peter Forgo ◽  
Laszlo Lakatos ◽  
Andras B Olah ◽  
Sandor Rapi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Human Health Effects

scholarly journals How to Use Hydrogen in a New Strategy to Mitigate Urban Air Pollution and Preserve Human Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1007-1015
Author(s):  
Louiza Haddad ◽  
Zeroual Aouachria ◽  
Djamel Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Clean Energy Source

If transport is an essential means for the development of the economy, society and its mobility, it has the drawback of leading to significant atmospheric pollution. As traffic density is very high in large cities, air pollution is amplified by the various means of transport resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. Urban air pollution is mainly caused by vehicles generating emissions harmful to human health. Our objective of this work is to analyze a strategy to eliminate or reduce the emission of these pollutants (NOx, CO, CO2) during combustion. This strategy aims to explore a clean energy source alternative to fossil fuels. This approach consists of completely replacing the internal combustion scalar with the engine powered by fuel cells using hydrogen. This motivates decision makers to choose hydrogen as an alternative fuel to protect the urban environment and the health human from air pollution. This study shows that it is possible to perfectly mitigate pollutants from urban transport systems by using a PEMFC as an alternative clean energy source. Analyze a strategy to eliminate or reduce the emissions of these pollutants (NOx, CO, CO2) during the combustion of full fossil fuel in vehicle engines. This strategy aims to exploit the energy vector represented by hydrogen in order to save human life in more populated areas and protect the environment. The pressure, temperature and concentration of each species (O2, H2 and H2O) are obtained from the resolution of the electrochemical model coupled to the dynamic model, which we do not present here.

ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF UNDERGROUND AND TERRESTRIAL URBANISTICS

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-134
Author(s):  
Olena Kofanova ◽  
◽  
Oleksii Kofanov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Parking Lots ◽  
Modeling Methods

Purpose. The aim of the study is to predict the potential risk of urban air pollution by toxic components of exhaust gases of vehicles in terms of the underground and terrestrial urban planning, in particular, street canyons, underground pedestrian crossings, underground parking lots, etc. Methods. The following research methodology was used in the work: on the basis of space-time field observations of the intensity, density and speed of traffic flows, as well as using mathematical modeling methods it was proved that urban air pollution (of the roadside space, adjacent territories of well-type yards, underground infrastructure, etc.) by toxicants, which are components of vehicle engine emissions, remains at a high, often environmentally hazardous level, and therefore requires urgent development and implementation of the appropriate precautionary measures. Results. The analysis of problems of ecological safety of city objects of terrestrial (high-traffic roads, adjacent territories) and underground (underground pedestrian crossings, garages, parking lots) urbanistics allowed to reveal direct and indirect negative influences on air environment from emissions of motor vehicles; using mathematical modeling methods to predict the fields of concentration of major toxicants and identify areas of local emergency pollution in different weather conditions, identify the most unfavorable directions and wind speeds and assess the level of environmental hazards to human health (residents of houses located in the well-type yards, pedestrians, owners of underground garages (parking lots), tenants of parking spaces, etc.). Scientific novelty. The study revealed direct and indirect negative effects of the motor transport complex on the air environment of urban territories (objects of terrestrial and underground urbanistics), in particular, based on the use of mathematical modeling methods. The level of environmental danger to the health of urban residents has been assessed. Practical significance. The results of the study can be used in the design and construction of urban infrastructure, as well as to reduce the technogenic load on the environment and human health in existing objects of terrestrial and underground urbanistics and other city areas.

The Impact of the Urban Air Pollution on the Human Health: A Case-Study in Turin

2011 ◽  
pp. 729-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Garbero ◽  
A. Montalto ◽  
N. Lazovic ◽  
Pietro Salizzoni ◽  
S. Berrone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
The Impact

An Urban Air Pollution Early Warning System Based on PM2.5 Prediction Applied in Ploiesti City

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 858-863
Author(s):  
Mihaela Oprea ◽  
Marius Olteanu ◽  
Radu Teodor Ianache
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Prediction Approach

Fine particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 �m (i.e. PM2.5) is an air pollutant of special concern for urban areas due to its potential significant negative effects on human health, especially on children and elderly people. In order to reduce these effects, new tools based on PM2.5 monitoring infrastructures tailored to specific urban regions are needed by the local and regional environmental management systems for the provision of an expert support to decision makers in air quality planning for cities and also, to inform in real time the vulnerable population when PM2.5 related air pollution episodes occur. The paper focuses on urban air pollution early warning based on PM2.5 prediction. It describes the methodology used, the prediction approach, and the experimental system developed under the ROKIDAIR project for the analysis of PM2.5 air pollution level, health impact assessment and early warning of sensitive people in the Ploiesti city. The PM2.5 concentration evolution prediction is correlated with PM2.5 air pollution and health effects analysis, and the final result is processed by the ROKIDAIR Early Warning System (EWS) and sent as a message to the affected population via email or SMS. ROKIDAIR EWS is included in the ROKIDAIR decision support system.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document