Essays about: "PM2.5"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the word PM2.5.

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. Testing aerosol vertical profiling methods with portable instruments on unmanned and manned aircraft

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ellen Grace Soroka; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Aerosols; Vertical Profile; Black Carbon; PM2.5; Nanoparticles; UAV; Drone; Master degree thesis; 30 credits in Atmospheric Science Biogeochemical Cycles; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis employed several portable sensors on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and manned aircraft in order to test new methods of measuring vertical profiles of aerosol particles and contribute to knowledge of aerosol distributions in the atmosphere. More data in this area is required to improve atmospheric modelling and future climate scenarios. READ MORE

4. 3. A blessing in disguise? - The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on air pollution in India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jonatan Pupp; [2022]
   Keywords : air pollution; COVID-19; lockdown; local linear regression; non-parametric regression discontinuity design; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The outbreak of COVID-19 plunged the world economy into a pandemic with severe consequences. However, the pandemic may very well have been a blessing in disguise for the mitigation of another killer: ambient air pollution. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effect of Air Pollution, Meteorology and HumanMobility on the Mortality of COVID-19 in Ecuador

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Oscar Xavier Gómez Manotoa; [2022]
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   Abstract : COVID-19 have caused a global pandemic that has taken the lives of millions. This studyexamines factors that contribute or inhibit its contagious nature. It is considered for the analysisfeatures of three groups: air pollutants, meteorological measurements and human mobilityindices. READ MORE

6. 5. Renewable energy use: country-specific assessment of its relationship with air pollution, health, human development indicators.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Afrina Nasrin; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Country-specific trajectory of Renewable Energy; Air Pollution; Human Health; Human Development Index;

   Abstract : Renewable energy use is a growing topic worldwide due to climate change mitigation. Countries worldwide are trying to increase renewable energy use because it has many benefits, such as decreased air pollution, improved health conditions, and improved Human Development Index. READ MORE