Essays about: "Particulate Matter 2.5"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Particulate Matter 2.5.

1. 1. Borne in Fire - A Study of Black Carbon Emitted from Coal Fired Power Plants in West Bengal, India.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Ra'eesah Hendricks; [2023]
   Keywords : Black Carbon; Chemothermal Optical Method; Health Impacts; Particulate Matter 2.5; Thermal Optical Reflectance Method;

   Abstract : Black carbon has been reported to have major impacts on climate, environmental quality, and health. A chemothermal oxidation method, ordinarily used to isolate black carbon from soils, sediments and aquatic samples was applied to explore atmospheric samples. READ MORE

3. 2. Qualitative analysis of a regional public policy for air quality : A case study of Normandie, France

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Arthur Avenas; [2021]
   Keywords : Atmospheric pollution; Atmosphere Protection Plan; policy planning; legislation; incentive measures; best practices; reduction of emissions; regional scale; case study; Normandie;

   Abstract : Today, outdoor air quality occupies an important place into civic dialogue because of the many impacts of atmospheric pollution on health. Different legislations and strategies have thus been implemented across the world to improve outdoor air quality. READ MORE

4. 3. Indoor and Outdoor Measurements of Particulate Matter with the Low-Cost Optical Sensor OPC-N3

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Ellen Grace Soroka; [2020]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : This paper evaluates the low-cost optical sensor OPC-N3 from Alphasense as a suitable scientific instrument for measuring particulate matter levels in air, both outdoors and in- doors. The time-keeping and data-retrieval was additionally improved by connecting the OPC-N3 to an Arduino microcontroller equipped with a real-time clock (RTC) module and an external SD card. READ MORE

5. 4. Environmental justice: are socially vulnerable more likely to be exposed to air pollution? Evidence from Poland

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Piotr Jozwik; [2020]
   Keywords : environmental justice; social deprivation; air pollution; inequality;

   Abstract : According to previous literature, this is the first study that uses quantitative methods to analyse the correlation between air pollution and socioeconomic deprivation in Poland. Using ordinary least squares (OLS) model and cross-sectional data from 2018, gathered from the European Environment Agency and Statistics Poland, I arrive at two main results. READ MORE

6. 5. Ambient air pollution and low birth weight : A health impact assessment in the Philippines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Stine Randeris; [2019]
   Keywords : particulate matter 2.5; pm2.5; air pollution; low birth weight; birth weight;

   Abstract : Introduction: The attention on environmental impact on human health is rising. But, the association between particulate matter 2.5 and birth weight is still not acknowledged in the global burden of diseases, and the association has not yet been studied in the Philippines. READ MORE