ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH CONCERNS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017-06

Authors

António Ramos Fernandes (Author) Other; Luísa N. Hoffbauer (Author) Other; Catarina Castro (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Mechanics and Materials in Design

Pages: 1141-1144

M2D2017 - 7 th International Conference on MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN

Albufeira/Portugal, 11-15 June

Indexing

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-TSK

Abstract (EN): Research in environmental engineering is an activity that benefits and develops preventive intervention technologies, abatement and rehabilitation so as to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of pollution and decrease the intensity of use of natural resources, minimizing the negative impacts of human activity on the environment. This work contributes to an assessment of air quality in the Portuguese national territory. A review was made of the main air pollutants, emission sources, occurrence, and harmful effects on human health. A database was created using the values recorded in the monitoring sites of ambient air quality coordinated by the Portuguese Environment Agency. The analysis, data processing and interpretation using the statistical program SPSS.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4