The Assessment of Road Traffic Air Pollution by Means of an Average Emission Parameter

Marino, Concettina; Nucara, Antonino; Pietrafesa, Matilde; Pudano, Alfredo

doi:10.1007/s10666-015-9489-8

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“…in which EF j (g/kg) is the emission factor of the j-th pollutant [20], [21] ( Table 7). The results are reported in Table 8.…”

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Economic, energetic and environmental analysis of the waste management system of Reggio Calabria

Marino¹,

Nucara²,

Nucera³

et al. 2017

IJHT

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In the last decades problems concerning waste disposal have assumed increasing interest due to the growth of their production and typologies following consumption escalation. In an advanced industrial society waste constitute one of the main aspects concerning environment protection; their impact is linked to material quantity, typology and persistence into the environment. A correct waste management must be included within an integrated strategy of sustainable development: among the necessary actions aimed to reduce flows to landfills, regulations particularly indicate reduction of resource use, energy recovery, use of waste as a resource. Until today in Italy a sustainable management system has not been implemented yet, making frequent use of temporary solutions which only delay the problem come up. Within this frame, in the paper a case study has been analysed, referring to the collection and delivery system of Urban Solid Waste in Reggio Calabria, carrying out an analysis of the management process from an economic, energetic and environmental point of view. Analysing the phases following the collection (waste selection, transport, treatment), a critical evaluation of the used technologies has been conducted, assessing cost, energy consumption and pollutant emission. The analysed case has finally been compared with different scenarios, showing increasing percentage of differentiated collection, relating them to the least advanced disposal modality, landfill.

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“…in which EF j (g/kg) is the emission factor of the j-th pollutant [20], [21] ( Table 7). The results are reported in Table 8.…”

Section: Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic, energetic and environmental analysis of the waste management system of Reggio Calabria

Marino¹,

Nucara²,

Nucera³

et al. 2017

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“…Recordings (and the measurements of noxious emissions and of the noise level) were made over a period of two weeks, from November 6th, 2017 to November 24th, 2017 on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during this period. Since the analysed speciality literature [4,5,6], indicated that it is also important to select appropriate time periods for the counting, the analyses were carried out both during the peak morning hours (from 07:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) and during a "calmer" midday period, for reference (from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.).…”

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Analysis of the evolution of pollution indicators in a crossroads area of Sibiu, Romania

2018

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Starting from a new study on carbon monoxide and noise pollution levels in an important crossroads area of the city of Sibiu, Romania, the current paper uses the data to compare with data obtained during past studies carried out on the same area, allowing an assessment of the evolution of the two pollution indicators over time. The recent study, carried out over a two-week period in November 2017 both during the peak morning hours and at midday, combined a video-based vehicle count with measurements of the carbon monoxide and of the noise level, respectively. The data comparison reveals not only a worsening of the pollution levels in the centre of Sibiu over the past few years and should allow the determining of the best methods and means for reducing the level of the pollutants, possibly in correlation with the improvement of the road traffic conditions.

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“…In order to single out the vehicle classes [14] for the studied case, the composition of the fleet running in the urban area pertaining to the Municipality of Reggio Calabria was taken into account [7]. Specifically, the studied fleet can be effectively classified by fuel type, so that two categories can be distinguished: gasoline or diesel fueled vehicles.…”

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Sustainable Mobility: Environmental and Economic Analysis of a Cable Railway, Powered by Photovoltaic System

Gattuso¹,

Greco²,

Marino³

et al. 2016

IJHT

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Nowadays, the massive use of fossil fuels, required to satisfy the energy needs of modern society, has caused evident climate changes which are dangerously destabilizing the ecosystem. Currently, among the sectors responsible for the increased energy consumption are the building industry and the transportation systems. As regards the latter, in particular, the main issue consists in conjugating the growing demand for personal mobility with the safeguard of the environment, providing for policies aimed at discouraging the use of private cars and increasing the use of alternative low-impact energy sources. In this context, the paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of a collective transport system which, being powered by renewable sources and designed to reduce the private car flow directed to and coming from the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, is an example of sustainable urban mobility action. To fulfill this purpose the expected outcome generated by the described measure has been evaluated by both the economic and environmental point of view.

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The Assessment of Road Traffic Air Pollution by Means of an Average Emission Parameter

Cited by 11 publications

References 28 publications

Economic, energetic and environmental analysis of the waste management system of Reggio Calabria

Economic, energetic and environmental analysis of the waste management system of Reggio Calabria

Analysis of the evolution of pollution indicators in a crossroads area of Sibiu, Romania

Sustainable Mobility: Environmental and Economic Analysis of a Cable Railway, Powered by Photovoltaic System

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