How changing climate may influence air pollution control strategies for 2030?

Coelho, Sílvia; Rafael, Sandra; Lopes, Diogo; Miranda, Ana Isabel; Ferreira, Joana

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143911

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“…To assess the future climate and air quality patterns on the study area, the WRF -Weather Research and Forecasting Model [23] together with the CAMx -Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions [24] modelling framework was applied. These models have been widely used to assess air pollution in different case studies worldwide, and more specifically in Portugal, with reliable and realistic results [12,17,25].…”

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“…As air pollution is strongly dependent on meteorological conditions [11,12], it is consequently sensitive to climate change. According to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [13], it is expected that climate change will have complex effects on chemistry, transport and deposition of local air pollutants.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution Under a Climate Change Scenario: Methodology and Case Study Application

Coelho¹,

Ferreira²,

Carvalho³

et al. 2022

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The World Health Organization estimates that every year air pollution kills seven million people worldwide. As it is expected that climate change will affect future air quality patterns, the full understanding of the links between air pollution and climate change, and how they affect human health, are challenges of future research. In this scope, a methodology to assess the air quality impacts on health was developed. The WRF-CAMx modelling framework was applied for the medium-term future climate (considering the SSP24.5 scenario) and for the recent past (considered as baseline). Following the WHO recommendations, mortality health indicators were used to estimate health impacts of long-term exposures. For that, the Aveiro Region, in Portugal, was considered as a case study. Future climate results indicate the occurrence of higher temperatures, and lower total precipitation. Despite that, improvements in the main pollutants’ concentrations, and consequently in the reduction of the related premature deaths are foreseen, mainly due to the reduction of pollutants emissions imposed by the European legislation for the upcoming years. The applied approach constitutes an added value in this research field, being crucial to anticipate the effects of climate change on air quality and evaluate their impacts on human health.

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Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution Under a Climate Change Scenario: Methodology and Case Study Application

Coelho¹,

Ferreira²,

Carvalho³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…One of the main reasons for climate change is attributed to pollution. This pollution also causes serious public health problems in most parts of the world [2]. There are many sources of air pollution, such as car exhaust fumes, industrial exhaust fumes, waste incineration, etc.…”

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Influence of Engine Electronic Management Fault Simulation on Vehicle Operation

Šarkan

Loman

Synák

et al. 2022

Sensors

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The preparation of the fuel mixture of a conventional internal combustion engine is currently controlled exclusively electronically. In order for the electrical management of an internal combustion engine to function properly, it is necessary that all its electronic components work flawlessly and fulfill their role. Failure of these electronic components can cause incorrect fuel mixture preparation and also affect driving safety. Due to the effect of individual failures, it has a negative impact on road safety and also negatively affects other participants. The task of the research is to investigate the effect of the failure of electronic engine components on the selected operating characteristics of a vehicle. The purpose of this article is to specify the extent to which a failure of an electronic engine component may affect the operation of a road vehicle. Eight failures of electronic systems (sensors and actuators) were simulated on a specific vehicle, with a petrol internal combustion engine. Measurements were performed in laboratory conditions, the purpose of which was to quantify the change in the operating characteristics of the vehicle between the faulty and fault-free state. The vehicle performance parameters and the production of selected exhaust emission components were determined for selected vehicle operating characteristics. The results show that in the normal operation of vehicles, there are situations where a failure in the electronic system of the engine has a significant impact on its operating characteristics and, at the same time, some of these failures are not identifiable by the vehicle operator. The findings of the publication can be used in the drafting of legislation, in the field of production and operation of road vehicles, and also in the mathematical modeling of the production of gaseous emissions by road transport.

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“…To reduce these air pollution effects, particularly in cities where most of the European population lives, it is important to define effective planning strategies for air quality improvement (Miranda et al, 2015;Monteiro et al, 2018b;Pisoni et al, 2019a;Viana et al, 2020). The 2008 European AQD requires Member States to design appropriate air quality plans for zones where the air quality does not comply with the AQD limit values, to plan and implement possible emission reduction measures to improve air quality (Coelho et al, 2020;Pisoni et al, 2019b;Thunis et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%