Cárcel Carrasco, Francisco Javier; Peñalvo López, Elisa; Carnero, María Carmen; Langa Sanchis, Jaime(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-12-22)
[EN] The human effect on air quality in cities and the evolution of air pollution is obvious, due to economic activity, vehicle traffic, etc. The situation created indirectly by COVID-19, has caused many countries to impose ...
Molina-Gómez, N. I.; Díaz-Arévalo, J. L.; López Jiménez, Petra Amparo(Springer-Verlag, 2021-04)
[EN] Air quality has an efect on a population¿s quality of life. As a dimension of sustainable urban development, governments have been concerned about this indicator. This is refected in the references consulted that have ...
Lorenzo-Sáez, Edgar; Coll-Aliaga, Eloína; Oliver Villanueva, José Vicente; Prieto del Campo, Fernando; LERMA ARCE, VICTORIA(MDPI AG, 2022-05)
[EN] During the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, the air quality reached the best levels to be recorded in large cities in Spain. To analyze and demonstrate this improvement in air quality levels, the evolution of the ...
[EN] The pandemic caused by coronavirus COVID-19 is having a worldwide impact that affects health and the economy and indirectly affects air pollution in cities. In Spain, the effect has evolved from being anecdotal in ...
Cárcel-Carrasco, Javier; Pascual Guillamón, Manuel; Salas Vicente, Fidel(MDPI AG, 2021-02)
[EN] Today, the design and remodeling of urban environments is being sought in order to achieve green, healthy, and sustainable cities. The effect of air pollution in cities due to vehicle combustion gases is an important ...
Lorenzo Sáez, Edgar; Oliver Villanueva, José Vicente; Lemus Zúñiga, Lenin Guillermo; Coll-Aliaga, Eloína; Perpiñá Castillo, Carolina; Lavalle, Carlo(IOP Publishing, 2021-05)
[EN] Today, about 55% of the world population lives in cities and this is foreseen to increase to 68% by 2050. The urban activities of such a large number of people in relatively small spaces can make the air quality levels ...
Palacio, Laura C.; Pachajoa, Diana C.; Durango-Giraldo, Geraldine; Zapata-Hernández, Camilo; Ugarte, Juan P.; Saiz Rodríguez, Francisco Javier; Buitrago-Sierra, Robison; Tobón, Catalina(Public Library of Science, 2021-10-12)
[EN] Particulate matter (PM) is considered the most severe environmental pollution problem due to its serious effects on human health associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this ...
Toloza-Blanco, Lyzed Arelis; Góra-Marek, Kinga; Tarach, K. A.; Sobalska, J.; Martínez-Triguero, Joaquín; Plá-Hernandez, Adrián; Palomares Gimeno, Antonio Eduardo(Elsevier, 2024-04-15)
[EN] Mn-catalysts supported on zeolites are active materials for oxidising volatile organic compounds, but the catalysts' activity and selectivity depend on the support's characteristics. In this work, we study the performance ...
Isnardo Peiró, Hugo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-10-19)
In this research, a air quality monitoring have been carried out in Phitsanulok (Thailand).
The air pollutants analyzed in the research are the suspended particles and the heavy metal
content in the particles. A high ...
[EN] Air pollution is a serious global problem that threatens human life and health, as well as the environment. The most important aspect of a successful air quality management strategy is the measurement analysis, air ...
The assessment of temporal changes in air pollutants to evaluate reduction strategies has to be done while taking into account meteorological variability. In this paper, several years of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly data ...
Morilla, Carmen R.; Cardenete, M. Alejandro; Llanes, Gaspar(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-10-14)
[EN] This paper aims to show the utility of the Social Accounting Matrix and Environmental Accounts (SAMEA). The article begins with the elaboration of the SAMEA for Spain in 2000, applied to water resources and to greenhouses ...
Feng, Yiyang(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-09-22)
La calidad del aire en China es una de las peores del mundo, con un impacto
importante en la salud de las personas y el medioambiente. El gran desarrollo
económico, urbanístico e industrial de China en las últimas décadas ...
Fernández de Ángel, Inés(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-11-23)
Se sabe que existe un efecto a corto plazo de algunos contaminantes del aire sobre
ingresos cardiovasculares y respiratorios en áreas urbanas e industriales, aunque hay
escasos datos sobre áreas semirurales. El Trabajo ...
Wang, Jianchen; Viciano-Tudela, Sandra; Parra, Lorena; Lacuesta, Raquel; Lloret, Jaime(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-09-15)
[EN] Air pollution is a significant environmental risk to health; reducing pollution levels could help minimize related diseases, such as cancer, asthma, and stroke. Gas sensors, such as the MQ family, can be used to ...
de la Fuente, José; Armas, Octavio; Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra; Gortázar, Christian; García-Seco, Teresa; Buendía-Andrés, Aránzazu; Villanueva, Florentina; Soriano, José A.; Mazuecos, Lorena; Vaz-Rodrigues, Rita; García-Contreras, Reyes; García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve-Serrano, Javier; Domínguez, Lucas; Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José Manuel(Elsevier, 2022-10-20)
[EN] Air pollution and associated particulate matter (PM) affect environmental and human health worldwide. The intense vehicle usage and the high population density in urban areas are the main causes of this public health ...
Padrón-Pérez, José Daniel; Soler Fernández, David; Tavares De Araujo Cesariny Calafate, Carlos Miguel; Cano, Juan-Carlos; Manzoni, Pietro(MDPI AG, 2022-03)
[EN] Green parks are the only natural places for recreation in many metropolitan areas, and the European Commission is seeking to improve their air quality and, consequently, citizens¿ physical and mental health. One of ...
Molina Gómez, Nidia Isabel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-11-24)
[ES] La calidad del aire es un determinante de la salud y bienestar de las poblaciones; su mejora es parte de algunas metas de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS) con la Agenda 2030. Al respecto, se han definido ...
Bosch Roig, María del Pilar; Barca, D.; Crisci, G.M.; Lalli Galliano, Carlo(Springer Verlag (Germany), 2013-12)
The lichens due to their symbiotic nature have unique characteristics that confer them a
key role as bioindicators of the environmental contamination. Many investigations have been done using epiphytic lichens as ...
Xu, Yong(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-07-13)
[ES] En los últimos años el problema de la contaminación del aire ha supuesto una grave amenaza para la salud de las personas. Según datos recientes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), cada año padecen siete ...