LONG-TIME MEASUREMENTS OF REINFORCEMENT DUE TO AIR POLLUTION CORROSION ON REINFORCED GIRDER BRIDGE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kotes
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Girder Bridge

SENSITIVITY OF FORSYTHIA POLLEN TO THE FACTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE MEGAPOLIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-74
Author(s):  
Matiashuk R. ◽  
Tkachenko I.
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Control Value ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
High Level

The sensitivity of the reproductive structures of Forsythiasuspensato the complex influence of undifferentiated environmental factors has been studied.The monitoring sites are located in 15 different park ecosystems in 6 administrative districts of Kyiv. Data from the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory (air pollution index (API) and meteorological conditions for 2018-2020) were used to assess the conditions of the growthenvironment. The influence of a complex of ecologically important factors during the flowering offorsythia on the quality of the formedpollen is noted. Thus, growing plantsfor a long time in conditions with a low level of air pollution (APIup to 5.0) in abnormal weather conditions in 2020,40-50% less fertile grainswere formed. And forplants, which grow in areas with increasedlevel (API5.0-7.0) and high level (API7.0-14.0) of air pollution, the share of fertile grains in the pollen population decreased by 60-80%. In the closed bud,the pollen has higher resistance to a complex of exogenous growth factors. Forsythia plants, which are located in large parklands, lose less pollen quality in adverse weather conditions and affected byurbotechnogenic factors. F. suspensa is an acceptable indicator of the level of environmental pollution by the deviation of pollen fertility from the control value. In areas with high aerogenic load, for example, areas with large highways (Bus Station «Darnytsia»), as well as with a significant recreational load (HolosiivskyiPark, Recreation Park on the Olena Teliha Street) much smaller pollen is formed. Itis noted that the conditions of forsythia growth affect the quantitative indicators of the formed pollen not only in the flower but also in the closed bud, which confirms the chronic effect of the complex of ingredients of aerotechnogenic emissions on plants of this species. The coefficient of sterility of pollen (CS) was used to objectively compare the data of 2019 and 2020 on the condition of the generative organs of F. suspensa in the studied areas. The calculation of the CS confirmed that in the closedbud pollen has a higher resistance to exogenous factors. In areas with high and increased levels of air pollution,during budding and flowering of plants (March-May,) there is a much higher CS of pollen of F. suspensа. Significant parkland territoriesof the city (for example, HolosiivskyiPark, Botanical Garden named after O. V. Fomin) provide less stressful conditions for growth and development of plants, even with the "very high" level of air pollution (ISA above 14.0) observed in April 2020 on this territory.The study of the susceptibility of F. suspensаpollen to growing conditions will be continued, as the prospects of using this species for bioindication of ecological status and zoning of park ecosystems of Kyiv according to the gradient of anthropogenic impact have been revealed.Key words:forsythia, fertility, coefficient of sterility of pollen, bioindication. Проведене дослідження чутливості репродуктивних структур Forsythiasuspensaдо комплексного впливу недиференційованих факторів навколишнього середовища. Моніторингові ділянки розташовані в 15 різних паркових екосистемах 6 адміністративних районівКиєва. Для оцінки умов середовища вирощування рослин використані дані Центральної геофізичної обсерваторії імені Бориса Срезневського (індекс забруднення атмосферного повітря (ІЗА) та метеорологічні умови за 2018-2020 рр.). Відмічено вплив комплексу екологічно важливих факторів (за показниками відхилення від норми середньої місячної температури повітря та місячної кількості опадів у Києві) уперіод квітування форзиції на якість сформованого пилку. Так, за тривалої експозиції рослин в умовах з низьким рівнем забруднення повітря (ІЗА до 5,0) в аномальних погодних умовах 2020 р. сформувалось на 40-50% менше фертильних зерен. А у форзиції, яка росте на територіях з підвищеним (ІЗА 5,0-7,0) та високим (ІЗА 7,0-14,0) рівнями забруднення частка фертильних зерен в популяції пилку зменшилась на 60-80%. У закритому бутоні пилок має вищу стійкість до комплексу екзогенних факторів середовища зростання. Рослини форзиції, які розташовані у значних за площею паркових насадженнях, менше втрачають якість пилку за несприятливих погодних умов та дії урботехногенних чинників. За відхиленням показника фертильності пилку від контрольного значення F. suspensaє допустимим індикатором рівня забруднення середовища. На територіях з підвищеним аерогенним навантаженням, наприклад, ділянки з автотранспортними магістралями (Автостанція «Дарниця»), а також зі значним рекреаційним навантаженням (Голосіївський парк імені М. Рильського, Парк відпочинку по вул. Олени Теліги)формується значно дрібніший пилок. Відмічено, що умови росту позначаються на кількісних показниках сформованого пилку не лише в квітці, але й в закритому бутоні, що підтверджує хронічний вплив комплексу інгредієнтів аеротехногенних викидів нарослини цього виду. Для об’єктивного співставлення даних 2019 і 2020 рр. щодо стану генеративних органів F. suspensaна досліджених ділянках був використаний коефіцієнт стерильності (КС) пилку. Розрахунок КС підтвердив, що в закритому бутоні пилок має вищу стійкість до впливу екзогенних чинників. Вищий КС був у F. suspense, з ділянок, на яких в період бутонізації і квітування рослин (березень-травень) відмічений високий і підвищений рівень забруднення атмосфери. Значні за площею паркові насадження міста (наприклад, Голосіївський парк, Ботанічний сад ім.акад. О.В. Фоміна) забезпечують менш напружені умови росту і розвитку рослин навіть при відміченому в квітні 2020 р. «дуже високому» рівні забруднення повітря (ІЗА вище 14,0) на цих територіях. Дослідження чутливості пилку F. suspenseдо умов вирощування буде продовжене,оскільки виявлена перспективність використання цього виду для біоіндикації екологічного стану та зонування паркових екосистем Києва за градієнтом антропогенного впливу.Ключові слова: форзиція, фертильність, індекс стерильності, біоіндикація.

scholarly journals A First Review to Explore the Association of Air Pollution (PM and NO2) on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Copat ◽  
Antonio Cristaldi ◽  
Maria Fiore ◽  
Alfina Grasso ◽  
Pietro Zuccarello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Incidence Data ◽  
Long Time

A new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have determined a pneumonia outbreak in China (Wuhan and Hubei) on December 2019. While pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical intervention strategies are strengthened worldwide, the scientific community has been studying the risk factors associated with SARS-Cov-2, to enrich epidemiological information. For a long time, before the industrialized era, air pollution has been a real and big health concern and it is today a very serious environmental risk for many diseases and anticipated deaths in the world. It has long been known that air pollutants increasing the invasiveness of pathogens for humans by acting as a carrier and making people more sensitive to pathogens through a negative influence on the immune system. Based on scientific evidences, the hypothesis that air pollution, resulting from a combination of factors such as meteorological data, level of industrialization as well as regional topography, can acts both as an infection carrier as a harmful factor of the health outcomes of COVID-19 disease has been raised recently. This hypothesis is turning in scientific evidence, thanks to the numerous studies that have been launched all over the world.With this review, we want to provide a first unique view of all the first epidemiological studies relating the association between air pollution and SARS-CoV-2. The Authors, who first investigated this association, although with great effort and rapidity of analysis dictated by a global emergency, often used different research methods or not all include confounding factors whenever possible. In addition, to date incidence data are underestimated in all countries, and to a lesser extent also mortality data. For this reason, the cases included in the considered studies cannot be considered real. Although it determines important limitations for direct comparison of results, and more studies are needed to strengthen scientific evidences and support firm conclusions, major findings are consistent, highlighting the important contribution of PM2.5 and NO2 on the COVID-19 spread and with a less extent also PM10.

scholarly journals Effects of Freeway Rerouting and Boulevard Replacement on Air Pollution Exposure and Neighborhood Attributes

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4072
Author(s):  
Regan F. Patterson ◽  
Robert A. Harley
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Black Population ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Street Level ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Pollution Exposure

Freeway rerouting and replacement with a street-level boulevard are urban transportation policies, that may help redress disproportionate air pollution burdens resulting from freeway construction that took place during the mid-20th century. However, environmental justice activism for freeway rerouting and urban green space creation may have the unintended consequence of environmental gentrification. In this paper, we investigate the effects of freeway routing decisions on exposure to traffic-related air pollution and neighborhood socioeconomic and demographic change. We focus on the effects of rerouting the Cypress Freeway in West Oakland, along with the construction of a street-level boulevard (Mandela Parkway), on the original freeway alignment. The impacts of two rebuild scenarios, freeway rebuild-in-place and reroute, on near-roadway NOx and BC concentrations are compared. We also assess changes in demographics and land use in West Oakland, between the time when the Cypress Freeway was damaged by a major earthquake and after completion of Mandela Parkway. Our research indicates that freeway rerouting reduced annual average concentrations of both NOx (−38% ± 4%) and BC (−25% ± 2%) along the Mandela Parkway alignment. However, there is evidence of environmentally driven neighborhood change, given that there are larger decreases in the long-time Black population (−28%) and increases in property values (184%) along Mandela Parkway, compared to West Oakland as a whole. There are some attributes along the Mandela Parkway that enable low-income residents to live in proximity to the street-level boulevard, such as affordable housing.

Trends of Hungarian air pollution levels on a long time-scale

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (25) ◽  
pp. 4145-4156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes Havasi ◽  
Zahari Zlatev
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Time Scale ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Long Time

scholarly journals Effect of short- and long-time exposure to ambient air pollution on blood pressure

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Jerzy Głuszek ◽  
Teresa Kosicka
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Time Exposure ◽  
Long Time

scholarly journals ANALISIS KUALITAS UDARA DI KAWASAN PARKIR TRANS STUDIO MAKASSAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Andi Dala Aprilla ◽  
Rafidah Rafidah
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Air Filter ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Standard Set

ABSTRACT     Air pollution causes changes in the composition of air from its normal state. One of the triggers for air pollution such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2). The presence of CO and SO2 in basements with a certain amount and being in a long time will disrupt human health. The objective of the research is to determine the air quality at Makassar Trans Studio. The design of the research is observational research using descriptive approach through measuring levels of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide using Odalog 7000. The result of the research shows that on weekdays the levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) for daytime were 1.6 bds while at night it was 2.4 bds. While sulfur dioxide (SO2) for the daytime is 0.01 bds while at night is 0 bds. While the holiday of carbon monoxide (CO) for daytime is 3.9 bds while at night is 2.1 bds. While sulfur dioxide (SO2) for the daytime is 0.01 bds while at night is 0 bds. From these results the level of Carbon Monoxide (CO) is still below the specified quality standard (25 bds) and the levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) are still below the standard set quality (2 bds). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the air quality in parking basement of Makassar Trans Studio is still below the Threshold value according to SNI 19-0232-2005. It is recommended for the mall manager to always supervise and monitor the air filter and place the exhaust fan.

scholarly journals Incense Stick: An Overlooked Source of Health Hazard

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (230) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oshan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Extensive Practice

Nepal, predominantly inhabited by people driven by the principles of Hinduism and Buddhism, has seen the practice of burning incense sticks for a very long time. There has been an extensive practice of burning incense sticks in temples, monasteries, and even regularly in indoor household settings. This article puts light on the constituents of smoke coming from a burning incense stick and on the possible risks, they possess for occupational hazards and indoor air pollution.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kesehatan Masyarakat Dampak Dari Pembakaran Genteng di Desa Ngembalrejo, Kecamatan Bae, Kabupaten Kudus

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinta Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Community Work ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Roof Tile ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Village

<p align="center"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Industri pembuatan genteng merupakan salah satu mata pencaharian masyarakat Desa Ngembalrejo, hampir sebagian besar masyarakat di desa ini bekerja sebagai pembuat genteng. Hingga menjadi ciri khas bagi desa Ngembarejo sendiri yang terkenal dengan desa pembuat genteng dengan kualitas yang bagus. Pembuatan genteng ini sebenarnya sudah ada di daerah ini cukup lama, dapat di katakan warisan para leluhur. Para pembuat genteng ini selalu mengutamakan kualitas dari genteng yang mereka buat, hal ini terbukti dengan mereka masih menggunakan pembakaran secara manual meskipun saat ini perkembangan teknologi sudah sangat canggih. Tak lepas dari itu, ada pula dampak negatif yang dapat mengganggu kesehatan masyarakat yang tinggal di sekitar tempat pembuatan genteng. Asap dari pembakaran genteng yang sampai saat ini belum dapat diatasi, asap tebal hitam dan pekat menjadi pemandangan setiap hari bagi masyarakat desa Ngembalrejo. Keadaan ini menjadikan menurunnya kualitas udara di Desa Ngembalrejo, namun situasi ini belum juga dapat membuat masyarakat sadar akan pencemaran udara yang terjadi. Mereka tetap menjalankan kehidupan mereka dengan baik-baik saja, padahal tanpa sadar mereka menghirup udara yang tidak sehat setiap harinya.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Abstrak</em></strong></p><strong><em>            </em></strong><em>Tile making industry is one of the jobs of the people in Ngembalrejo Village, most of the Ngembarejo Village community work as tile makers. To become a characterisic for the village of Ngembalrejo it self which is famous for its tile making village with good quality. This tile making has actually been around in this area for quite a long time, it can be said as the legacy of the ancestors. These tile makers always prioritize the quality of the tile’s they mae, this is proven by their still using manual combustion even though the current technological development has been vety sophisticated. It cannot be separated from that there are also egative impact that can interfere with the health of the people who live around the roof tile. Smoke from the burning of tiles which until now has not been able to be overcome, thick black and thick smoke becomes a daily sight for the people of the Ngembalrejo Vilage. This situation makes the air quality decline in the village og Ngembalrejo, but this situation has not been able to make the community aware of the air pollution that occurs. They still run their lives well, even though they unconsciously breathe un healthy air every day.</em>

scholarly journals RELEVANCE OF THE CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL BREATHING ATMOSPHERES IN TERMS OF AIR POLLUTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
V. Shatalov
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Relative Concentration ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Long Time

at present, the problem of air quality in large cities with a large number of cars and industrial enterprises is acute. Normative documents on the basis of which the ventilation system is designed regulate the cleaning of the outside air from dust. Purification from gaseous contaminants as well as suspended aerosols such documents do not regulate. According to the results of the study of air quality in Moscow over the past few years, an increased content of pollutants such as NO, CO, CO2, SO2 has been registered. Near busy highways during “rush hours” the vehicles locally “burn” oxygen in the air and emitted products of combustion even more reduce the relative concentration of oxygen in the air. Also, a large number of pollutants come from industrial and agricultural enterprises. The use of additional purification filters in ventilation systems, such as photocatalytic filter, adsorption filter can reduce the concentration of gaseous pollutants to an acceptable minimum, but they will not solve the problem of low oxygen content. Inhalation of air in excess of MPC for a long time may cause irreversible health effects. In this regard, the task of creating artificial respiratory atmospheres becomes relevant. The greatest relevance of air quality and sufficient oxygen content is for children's institutions, as well as special services, the work of which is associated with an increased concentration of attention. The problem of air pollution with aerosols and fine dust has become particularly relevant due to the significant increase in respiratory tract diseases and various allergies.

scholarly journals Vehicular Pollution Monitoring Using IOT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 347-352
Author(s):  
Sampada N. Lolge
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Vehicular Pollution ◽  
Gas Detectors ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract: The air quality in metropolises is demeaning as a result of a complex commerce between natural and artificial environmental conditions. With the increase in urbanization and industrialization and lack of control on emigrations and use of catalytic transformers, a great quantum of particulate and poisonous feasts is produced. The ideal of this design is to cover air pollution on roads and track vehicles which beget pollution over a specified limit. Increased use of motorcars is a serious problem that has been around for a veritably long time. This paper gives check of different systems used to cover vehicular pollution and proposes use of Internet of Effects (IoT) to address this problem. Then, combination of Poisonous Gas Detectors and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) trailing system is used to cover vehicular pollution records anytime anywhere. Keywords: loT, WS, Arduino, RFlD, Gas Sensor

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