Air Pollution XVII (Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment)

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 11
Contents......Page 14
Preface......Page 12
Section 1: Air pollution modelling......Page 20
Air quality in street canyons: a case study......Page 22
Use of CALPUFF and CAMx models in regional air quality planning: Italy case studies......Page 36
Numerical simulation of particle air dispersion around the landfill......Page 46
Selecting a fast air quality calculator for an optimization meta-model......Page 58
The role of meteorological factors on year-to-year variability of nitrogen and sulphur deposition in the UK......Page 70
ZIMORA -- an atmospheric dispersion model......Page 82
The application of GIS to air quality analysis in Enna City (Italy)......Page 94
Section 2: Air management and policy......Page 106
Effects of road traffic scenarios on human exposure to air pollution......Page 108
Exploring barriers to and opportunities for the co-management of air quality and carbon in South West England: a review of progress......Page 120
An urban environmental monitoring and information system......Page 130
Guiding principles for creating environmental regulations that work......Page 140
Atmosphere environment improvement in Tokyo by vehicle exhaust purification......Page 148
Managing air pollution impacts to protect local air quality......Page 160
Section 3: Emission studies......Page 170
Application of mineral magnetic concentration measurements as a particle size proxy for urban road deposited sediments......Page 172
Microbial and endotoxin emission from composting facilities: characterisation of release and dispersal patterns......Page 182
Annual study of airborne pollen in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico......Page 192
Impact of road traffic on air quality at two locations in Kuwait......Page 202
Remote sensing study of motor vehicles' emissions in Mexican Cities......Page 212
Correlations between the exhaust emission of dioxins, furans and PAH in gasohol and ethanol vehicles......Page 222
Section 4: Monitoring and measuring......Page 232
Development of an automated monitoring system for OVOC and nitrile compounds in ambient air......Page 234
Multispectral gas detection method......Page 246
Application of advanced optical methods for classification of air contaminants......Page 256
Electronic application to evaluate the driver's activity on the polluting emissions of road traffic......Page 266
The importance of atmospheric particle monitoring in the protection of cultural heritage......Page 278
Section 5: Aerosols and particles......Page 290
CFD modelling of radioactive pollutants in a radiological laboratory......Page 292
Indoor aerosol transport and deposition for various types of space heating......Page 304
Characterization of organic functional groups, water-soluble ionic species and carbonaceous compounds in PM[sub(10)] from various emission sources in Songkhla Province, Thailand......Page 314
Section 6: Air pollution effects and environmental health......Page 326
The relationship between air pollution caused by fungal spores in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, and the incidence of childhood asthma......Page 328
Dioxin and furan blood lipid concentrations in populations living near four wood treatment facilities in the United States......Page 338
GHG intensities from the life cycle of conventional fuel and biofuels......Page 348
Some aspects on air pollution in historical, philosophical and evolutionary context......Page 360
Risk assessment of atmospheric toxic pollutants over Cairo, Egypt......Page 372
PBDEs and PCBs in European occupational environments and their health effects......Page 384
Section 7: Global and regional studies......Page 394
Improved modelling experiment for elevated PM[sub(10)] and PM[sub(2.5)] concentrations in Europe with MM5-CMAQ and WRF/CHEM......Page 396
Monitoring of PM[sub(10)] air pollution in small settlements close to opencast mines in the North-Bohemian Brown Coal Basin......Page 406
PAH concentrations and seasonal variation in PM[sub(10)] in the industrial area of an Italian provincial town......Page 418
Section 8: Pollution effects and reduction......Page 426
Influence of CO[sub(2)]
 on the corrosion behaviour of 13Cr martensitic stainless steel AISI 420 and low-alloyed steel AISI 4140 exposed to saline aquifer water environment......Page 428
Effects of flattening the stockpile crest and of the presence of buildings on dust emissions from industrial open storage systems......Page 438
Synergies between energy efficiency measures and air pollution in Italy......Page 450
Quantification of the effect of both technical and non-technical measures from road transport on Spain's emissions projections......Page 458
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