A5012136790- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Noise Effects and Management
- Environmental Sustainability and Education
- Urban Development and Societal Issues
- Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Social Media and Politics
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Education and Digital Technologies
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
University of Aveiro
2008-2016
Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos
2016
The exposure of students to traffic-emitted carbon monoxide (CO) in their daily walk school is evaluated, with a particular emphasis on the effect trees and route choice. study focused city centre Aveiro, central Portugal. Time evolution georeferenced location an individual tracked GPS for different alternative walking routes school. Spatial distribution CO concentration simulated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. An model developed that associates student computed air quality levels...
The interrelations between microclimatic conditions and urban morphology determine the comfort of pedestrians in a city. This work evaluates wind comfort, based on international criteria, 1.1 km long avenue. For this purpose CFD model Fluent was applied. 3D virtual simulation domain constructed from GIS file area using CAD tool. Results show very complex flow canyon, as result its architectural characteristics relative direction. orientation canyon to prevailing direction, configuration...
Industrial development from the second half of 20th century coupled with population growth and concentration in urban areas has accentuated concern for potential effects impacts air pollutant emissions on environmental human health. This study examined Estarreja region, an area that one largest chemical complexes Portugal, a complex was recently under expansion. In scope INSPIRAR project, individual daily exposure group individuals to particulate matter 10 μm aerodynamic diameter (PM10)...
This paper evaluates the exposure of four children to carbon monoxide (CO) in two different classrooms during time spent school a typical day, using numerical modelling approach. The study is focused on an area 550 × m 2 centred at primary city Aveiro, central Portugal, which located close road with moderate traffic and has naturally ventilated rooms. Air quality data were measured yard. Traffic emissions estimated TREM model, counts data. Simulations CO concentrations domain performed...
Forest fires are a major emission source of pollutants to the atmosphere with several adverse impacts on human health and ecosystems either at local, regional or global scales.Entire populations can be exposed hazardous concentrations toxins, especially when fire occurs in vicinity cities, as recently drawn by large wildfires Southeast Asia, Australia, South America Russia, but also Southern Europe, namely Portugal.Nowadays there is growing concern about increase both frequency severity...