Scholarly record
AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO PM2.5 MONITORING FOR A BETTER PROTECTION OF CHILDREN-S HEALTH AGAINST AIR POLLUTION THREATS IN URBAN AREAS
Abstract
Modelling of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) requires new approaches for the evaluation of populationпїЅs exposure and associated health effects in various urban microenvironments. Such decision support tools are assisting local authorities in adapting proper plans for minimizing the resulting ecological and epidemiological impacts. An environmental decision support system (EDSS) with web-based GIS capabilities was developed to allow for examination of PM2.5 fraction concentrations in Ploiesti city, Romania. The air quality in the city is influenced significantly by industrial and traffic emissions. The study describes the EDSS components including the spatiotemporal analysis tools that present air quality data according to the corresponding geographic location and spatial topologies of the analyzed area. The system was designed to integrate air pollution records from the official monitoring network, continuous and sequential measurements of PM2.5, modelling results, and meteorological data. EDSS is able to draw isolines of concentrations resulted from the interpolation of PM measurements at spatial scale. The study pointed out the importance of incorporating mobility patterns and temporal changes when estimating concentrations of contaminants for developing analysis tools to be used for quantifying population exposure in environmental epidemiological investigations.
Publication Impact Profile
Publication details
References8
. Kim, K.-H., Kabir, E., Kabir, S. (2015). A review on the human health impact of airborne particulate matter. Environ. Int. 74, 136–43.
. World Bank (2013). PM10, country level http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.PM10.MC.M3?order=wbapi_data_value_2011+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=asc, Accessed September 2016.
. EEA Report, No.9/2013- Air Quality in Europe.
. WHO (2013) - World Health Organization. Health effects of particulate matter - Policy implications for countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and central Asia. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/189051/Health-effects-of-particulate-matter-final-Eng.pdf. Accessed 24 September 2016.
. Iordache, S., Dunea, D., Lungu, E., Predescu, L., Dumitru, D., Ianache, C., Ianache, R. (2015). A Cyberinfrastructure for Air Quality Monitoring and Early Warnings to protect Children with Respiratory Disorders. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS20-2015) Bucharest, 789-796.
. Meliker, J.R., Slotnick, M.J., AvRuskin, G.A., Kaufmann, A., Jacquez, G.M., Nriagu, J.O. (2005). Improving exposure assessment in environmental epidemiology: Application of spatio-temporal visualization tools. J. Geogr. Syst. 7(1), 49-66.
. Sinha, G., Mark, D.M. (2005). Measuring similarity between geospatial lifelines in studies of environmental health. J. Geogr. Syst., 7(1), 115-136.
. Peters, J., Theunis, J., Van Poppel, M., Berghmans, P. (2013). Monitoring PM10 and Ultrafine Particles in Urban Environments Using Mobile Measurements Aerosol. Air Qual. Res. 13, 509–22.
View or Download full articleAccess options
SWS access login
Login as SWS Scientific CommitteeLogin as SWS Scientific PartnerLogin as SWS AuthorAuthors and approved SWS contributors will read and export their own linked papers after identity matching by SWS profile, email and SGEM GlobalID.
For librarian assistance: [email protected]
Purchase Instant Access
- Article can be downloaded after successful payment.
- Article may be used according to SWS library access terms.
- Article cannot be redistributed.
