Essays about: "atmospheric pollution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words atmospheric pollution.

1. 1. DIFFERENCES ON THE IMPACTS AND ORIGINS OF POLLEN IN FOUR MAJOR SWEDISH CITIES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Jean-Patrick Ridet-Lagorce; [2024-02-12]
   Keywords : Pollen; Allergy; Antihistaminic; Airborne transport; Geographical origins;

   Abstract : Allergies are widespread in the world and coming from various sources, one of the causes being airborne allergens and especially, pollen. The negative impact of pollen is enhanced by pollution and climate change which are some of the biggest issue humankind is facing today. READ MORE

3. 2. Historical mining of Fe-Ca ore in Garpenberg, Sweden. : A study based on lake sediment geochemistry from Finnhytte-dammsjön.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Morgan Eliasson; [2023]
   Keywords : Paleolimnology; Lake sediment; XRF; Garpenberg; Mining history;

   Abstract : It is well established that mining and metallurgy on a larger scale in Sweden originated in Bergslagen. The historical mining district Garpenberg in Bergslagen presently show the oldest signs of mining in Sweden (2300 BP) based on a study of a lake sediment profile from Gruvsjön. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Change of heating fuel consumption patterns produced by the economic crisis in Greece

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Panagiotis Patrinos; [2021]
   Keywords : geography; GIS; atmospheric pollution; Greece; household heating systems; heating fuel; economic Crisis; air Quality; satellite data; virtual stations; regression analysis; air pollutants mapping; anthropogenic factors; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The economic crisis in Greece resulted in a change in residential heating fuels utilized, which in turn resulted in a change of air quality over Greater Athens Area. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of economic crisis in air quality over Attica by examining the change in air pollutants’ concentrations before, during, and after the onset of the economic crisis in Greece and to associate this change with the change in fuels used for residential heating. READ MORE

6. 5. Methods for measuring mercury in gas ebullition from fiber banks : A literature study

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Diana Jonsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Fiber bank; fiber rich-sediment; mercury; contaminants; gas ebullition; pulp-fiber; wood industry; paper industry; environmental toxicity; wood waste;

   Abstract : Mercury contamination is an environmental issue with high priority due to its high toxicity. In addition to the atmospheric deposition, several lakes and rivers in Sweden are contaminated as a result from wood and pulp-fiber industries which stretches back 200 years. READ MORE