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Environmental and Health Impact of Cement Factory Production in Ibese, Ogun state, Nigeria

open access: yesApplied Environmental Research, 2016
This study investigated the effect of cement dust emitted from Dangote cement factory, Ibese, Ogun State, Nigeria on the environment and human health. Soil and plant samples were collected from six sampling points at different distances i.e.
Olayinka O. Olasumbo   +3 more
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Practical Particulate Matter Sensing and Accurate Calibration System Using Low-Cost Commercial Sensors

open access: yesSensors, 2021
Air pollution is a social problem, because the harmful suspended materials can cause diseases and deaths to humans. Specifically, particulate matters (PM), a form of air pollution, can contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and lung diseases.
Hyuntae Cho, Yunju Baek
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Can sensor-based noise mapping be a proxy of PM and permeability mapping?

open access: yesNoise Mapping, 2021
In recent decades, road infrastructures have been the subject of numerous studies, aimed at ensuring reduced air and acoustic pollution. On the other hand, several studies showed that another important problem is dust load.
Praticò Filippo Giammaria   +2 more
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Commercial building retrofitting: Assessment of improvements in energy performance and indoor air quality

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021
Climate change is regarded as one of the greatest challenges facing the mankind. There is a global drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors.
Ayman Alazazmeh, Muhammad Asif
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Benefit of the Potential Future Hyperspectral Satellite Sensor (BIODIVERSITY) for Improving the Determination of Water Column and Seabed Features in Coastal Zones

open access: yesIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2021
Most of the studies dealing with seabed mapping from hyperspectral images have been carried out using airborne data although hyperspectral satellite sensors have already been or are planned to be launched for the near future (hyperspectral imager for the
Audrey Minghelli   +4 more
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Comparison of Ambient Air Quality among Industrial and Residential Areas of a Typical South Asian City

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2022
The rapid increase in population growth due to industrialization and urbanization has resulted in air quality deterioration in Pakistan. Consequently, a considerable increase has been seen in the types of sources of air pollutants.
Syeda Iram Zahra   +6 more
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Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality Monitoring in a Sydney Medical Research Center Using IoT and Toxicological Assessment [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical factor in protecting health and supporting productivity in sensitive environments such as research centers. While IAQ in schools and offices has been widely studied, limited evidence is available for university ...
Shirazi Arezoo   +5 more
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Assessment of Air and Noise Pollution from Industrial Sources in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria

open access: yesEnvironment and Natural Resources Journal, 2018
This study assessed air quality and noise parameters in Oluyole, an industrial zone in Southwest Nigeria. Twenty three sampling points were randomly selected in the industrial and residential areas, while four points control.
Ogunyemi Akinsanmi   +2 more
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Coal Mining and Local Environment: A Study in Talcher Coalfield of India

open access: yesAir, Soil and Water Research, 2017
Despite government’s repeated assertions for the sustainable mining extraction and development of rural and tribal communities living near the vicinity of mining areas, these have not been converted into implementable solutions.
Niharranjan Mishra, Nabanita Das
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A new green deal for climate challenges and urban regeneration

open access: yesTechne, 2020
A zero-emission Europe by 2050, this is the objective declared by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the plenary of the EU Parliament last January. The European “green deal” is based on a thousand billion investment plan
Alessandro Claudi de St. Mihiel
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