The following information was submitted:
Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 29-781
Full Name: Ligia Torres Silva
Position: Assistant Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga
Country: PORTUGAL
Tel: 253604729
Tel prefix: 00351
Fax: 253604721
E-mail address: lsilva@civil.uminho.pt
Other E-mails: jsilva4900@hotmail.com
Title of the Paper: Industrial contribution to the air quality of one mid-sized Portuguese city
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Lígia T. Silva, José F.G. Mendes
Email addresses of all the authors: lsilva@civil.uminho.pt, jfgmendes@civil.uminho.pt
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Urban air pollution became one of the main factors of degradation of the quality of life in cities. This problem tends to worsen due to the unbalanced development of urban spaces and the incompatibilities of uses. In urban environment the typical anthropogenic sources are mainly the road traffic and, when existing, the industrial activity. The present work was performed to attain the following objectives: to quantify the atmospheric emissions from the major industrial sources located in the city and its vicinity and to evaluate the influence of these industrial sources to the air quality of the city. A range of numerical models were used to produce the concentration maps: the ADMS-Urban model for the pollutants dispersion; the Hills model to calculate air flow and turbulence over complex terrain and the European Pollutant Emission Register to estimate the emission factors.
Keywords: Urban air pollution; Air pollution modelling; Kraft pulp and paper mill
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Atmospheric emissions of one pulp and paper mill. Contribution to the air quality of Viana do Castelo
Organizer of the Session: 619-364
How Did you learn about congress: Lígia Torres Silva, lsilva@civil.uminho.pt
IP ADDRESS: 193.137.16.114
