A5003578367- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Environmental and biological studies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
2015-2024
Institute of Environmental Engineering
2024
Graduate School USA
2024
Nantes Université
2022
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
2022
Federal University of Technology
2022
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
2020
Lund University
2017-2019
Entomological Society of Brazil
2018
Goddard Space Flight Center
2016
Abstract An intercomparison of four regional air quality models is performed in the tropical megacity São Paulo with perspective developing a forecasting system based on model ensemble. Modeled concentrations main regulated pollutants are compared combined observations center, after analyzing spatial scale representativeness monitoring stations. During three contrasting periods characterized by different types pollution events, hourly carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur...
Southeastern Brazil, the most populous and developed region of country, faces various environmental problems associated with growth its population in urban areas. It is industrialized area comprising metropolitan areas São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, other major cities. Air quality a concern, because reported concentrations certain regulated pollutants, typically ozone fine particulate, have exceeded national standards. Due to difficulty taking measurements over many different...
Abstract. We present a new version of the Brazilian developments on Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS), in which different previous versions for weather, chemistry, and carbon cycle were unified single integrated modeling system software. This also has set state-of-the-art physical parameterizations greater computational parallel memory usage efficiency. The description main model features includes several examples illustrating quality transport scheme scalars, radiative fluxes...
The emissions, deposition, and chemistry of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are thought to be influenced by underlying landscape heterogeneity at intermediate horizontal scales several hundred meters across different forest subtypes within a tropical forest. Quantitative observations scientific understanding these scales, however, remain lacking, in large part due historical absence canopy access suitable observational approaches. Herein, VOC concentrations the near-canopy atmosphere was...
The objective of this study was to improve the vehicular emissions inventory for light- and heavy-duty fleet in metropolitan area São Paulo (MASP), Brazil. To that end, we measured vehicle road tunnels located MASP. On March 22−26, 2004 May 04−07, 2004, respectively, CO, CO2, NOx, SO2, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were two tunnels: Janio Quadros, which carries light-duty vehicles; Maria Maluf, vehicles diesel trucks. Pollutant concentrations inside tunnels, background pollutant outside...
The long-range transport of aerosols is a global issue since it may significantly affect the air quality regions without high concentrations fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Two significant occurrences over state Parana in Brazil, which occurred during periods Aug. 16–18 and Sep. 10–14 2016, were studied order to characterize atmospheric synoptic conditions these events estimate their contribution northern region state. South American Low Level Jet (SALLJ) was key meteorological component...
Abstract. This paper evaluates the contributions of emissions from mobile, stationary and biogenic sources on air pollution in Amazon rainforest by using Weather Research Forecasting with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) model. The analyzed pollutants were CO, NOx, SO2, O3, PM2. 5, PM10 volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Five scenarios defined order to evaluate biogenic, mobile sources, as well a future scenario assess potential quality impact doubled anthropogenic emissions. explain highest...
Sixteen years of hourly atmospheric pollutant data (1996–2011) in the Metropolitan Area São Paulo (MASP), and seven (2005–2011) measured Rio de Janeiro (MARJ), were analyzed order to study extreme pollution events their return period. In addition, objective was compare air quality between two largest Brazilian urban areas provide information for decision makers, government agencies civil society. Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) Pareto Distribution (GPD) applied investigate behavior...
Abstract Most of the world’s population lives in rural areas or small to medium-sized cities (totalling 68% world population), all which are impacted by distant air pollution sources. In Brazil, primary pollutant emissions have decreased urban centres because government actions, while secondary pollutants such as surface ozone (O 3 ) increased. addition, O and its precursors can be worsening quality already affected biofuels production, especially ethanol. We provide almost months hourly...
The main goal of this study was to improve the knowledge ultrafine particle number distributions in large urban areas and also call attention importance these particles on assessing health risks. Measurements aerosol size were performed during 2 weeks, with distinct pollutant concentrations (polluted clean periods), rooftop a building located downtown megacity São Paulo, Brazil. CO, NO(2), PM(10), SO(2), O(3) meteorological variables used. Aerosol distribution measurements showed that...
Abstract This study aims to assess the concentrations of size-fractioned particle mass (PM 1.0 , PM 2.5 4.0 10 ) and number (PNC 0.3 PNC 0.5 ), bacteria, fungi in a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Brazil. The measurements were performed inside waste processing shed (P1) outdoor environment (P2) during working days winter spring 2017, summer 2019. A total 2,400 min PM, 1,440 PNC, 216 samples bioaerosols collected morning afternoon. P1 has strongest air contamination with mean values 475.5...