Essays about: "traffic pollution"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 essays containing the words traffic pollution.
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1. Air quality around preschools in Gothenburg: an evaluation of measurement methods
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : In this study the air quality around four different preschools, chosen to represent different local traffic environments, was measured and the measurement methods used were evaluated. The aim was to compare the information retrieved using different methods, discuss the possible applications of them and finally see if more specific activities, in this case pick-ups and drop-offs, could be seen in the data retrieved. READ MORE
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2. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse. However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE
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3. 3D geospatial data requirements for simulating noise using the Nord2000 model: Case study of the impact of building façade types and roof configurations on simulated traffic noise levels
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The European Union implements the Environmental Noise Directive (END), which offers a framework for evaluating and assessing environmental noise. All EU members are required to create strategic noise maps to inform the public about noise pollution and its effects. READ MORE
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4. Acoustic Characterization of Catalyst
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : The WHO has set a sound level threshold of 55 dB, beyond which noise is considered harmful to humans when exposed for an extended period of time. It is, however, estimated by the European Environmental Agency that over 110 million people in the EU are regularly exposed to levels of traffic noise above 55 dB. READ MORE
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5. Analysis of free-riding behaviour using instrumented bicycles
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakultetenAbstract : The use of bicycle as a transportation mode has increased in popularity during the last four decades. The reasons that could explain why the use of bicycles have increased in popularity are many. READ MORE