scholarly journals Air Pollution and Cultural Heritage: Searching for “The Relation Between Cause and Effect”

10.5772/17704 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Metaxa
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cause And Effect

VALORIZATION OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTH SERBIA FROM THE AIR QUALITY ASPECT

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1329-1333
Author(s):  
Miodrag Šmelcerović
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Sources Of Pollution

The protection of the environment and people’s health from negative influences of the pollution of air as a medium of the environment requires constant observing of the air quality in accordance with international standards, the analysis of emission and imission of polluting matters in the air, and their connection with the sources of pollution. Having in mind the series of laws and delegated legislations which define the field of air pollution, it is necessary to closely observe these long-term processes, discovering cause-and-effect relationships between the activities of anthropogenic sources of emission of polluting matters and the level of air degradation. The relevant evaluation of the air quality of a certain area can be conducted if the level of concentration of polluting matters characteristic for the pollution sources of this area is observed in a longer period of time. The data obtained by the observation of the air pollution are the basis for creation of the recovery program of a certain area. Vranje is a town in South Serbia where there is a bigger number of anthropogenic pollution sources that can significantly diminish the air quality. The cause-and-effect relationship of the anthropogenic sources of pollution is conducted related to the analysis of systematized data which are in the relevant data base of the authorized institution The Institute of Public Health Vranje, for the time period between the year of 2012. and 2017. By the analysis of data of imission concentrations of typical polluting matters, the dominant polluting matters were determined on the territory of the town of Vranje, the ones that are the causers of the biggest air pollution and the risk for people’s health. Analysis of the concentration of soot, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides indicates their presence in the air of Vranje town area in concentrations that do not exceed the permitted limit values annually. The greatest pollution is caused by the soot content in the air, especially in the winter period when the highest number of days with the values above the limit was registered. By perceiving the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors, it is clear that the concentration of polluting matters can be decreased only by establishing control over anthropogenic sources of pollution, and thus it can be contributed to the improvement of the air quality of this urban environment.

scholarly journals Cause-and-effect relationships between air pollution and health conditions in population

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-234
Author(s):  
I. I. Berezin ◽  
Yu. Yu. Eliseev ◽  
A. K. Sergeev
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Respiratory System ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
The Impact

Objectives to reveal cause-and-effect relationships in the system "air pollution morbidity of the population" in a large industrial city. Material and methods.The dynamics of the pollutants concentration, such as formaldehyde and benzopyrene, through the period of 20152017 was analyzed in relation to the indicators of the morbidity of the respiratory system in the population of Samara. In particular, the study focused on the ratio of allergic rhinitis and asthma cases and the concentration of the formaldehyde and benzopyrene. Results.The incidence of respiratory diseases and the general morbidity increased both among children (by 46.7%) and adults (by 11.4%). There was the causal correlation between the effect of benzopyrene on the development of allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma in children(r = 0.57 and r = 0.76) and in adults (r = 0.45 and r = 0.51) in Samara. The significant differences between the level of the pollutants and the frequency of the respiratory system diseases were registered in children and adults in different areas of Samara. Discussion.As a result of the increase of the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) of formaldehyde in atmospheric air, this pollutant has now ceased to be a priority. The revealed negative correlations point to the absence of an adverse effect of formaldehyde on the development of allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma in both children and adults in Samara. Conclusion.According to the results of the study, the preventive measures aimed at reducing the impact of main air pollutants on the health of children and adults in Samara were suggested. Their implementation is possible by the immediate informing of the executive authorities to ensure they can make timely management decisions to improve the quality of the environment.

City scale assessment model for air pollution effects on the cultural heritage

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1242-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. de la Fuente ◽  
J.M. Vega ◽  
F. Viejo ◽  
I. Díaz ◽  
M. Morcillo
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Pollution Effects ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
Air Pollution Effects

scholarly journals Mapping air pollution effects on atmospheric degradation of cultural heritage

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel de la Fuente ◽  
Jesús Manuel Vega ◽  
Fernando Viejo ◽  
Iván Díaz ◽  
Manuel Morcillo
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Pollution Effects ◽  
Atmospheric Degradation ◽  
Air Pollution Effects

scholarly journals Effect of air pollution on the deterioration of El Manial palace and museum for greater conservation of Egyptian cultural heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Asmaa El-Mekawy ◽  
abdel-hameed Awad ◽  
Alia Shakour ◽  
Inas Saleh ◽  
Yasser Ibrahium ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage

scholarly journals Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Biodeteriogens Control by Aerobiological Monitoring

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (17) ◽  
pp. 3647
Author(s):  
Luigia Ruga ◽  
Fabio Orlandi ◽  
Marco Fornaciari
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Fungal Spores ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Aerobiological Monitoring ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Chemical Pollutants ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Fungal Particles

Artefact conditions need to be continuously monitored to avoid degradation effects naturally caused by time and public exploitation in order to increase the value of cultural assets. In this way, the atmospheric analysis of both biological and chemical pollutants potentially present inside conservation environments represents valid support for the adoption of preventive conservation actions by evaluating periodically the presence of risk for the same artefacts. The aim of the present study was to analyze the fungal particles, potentially biodeteriogen, through aerobiological volumetric monitoring, particularly inside valuable historical, artistic, and cultural sites. Different exposition and conservation typologies of the artefacts with different flows of visitors were considered. The applied methodologies have furnished a reliable description of biological air pollution due to the presence of fungal spores—moreover, they have allowed for the prevention of risk situations and the measurement of their evolution in order to limit degradation processes. Through aerobiological monitoring, it was possible to provide important indications for interventions of prevention, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage in indoor environments.

Cultural heritage stock at risk from air pollution

2007 ◽  
pp. 223-232
Author(s):  
John Watt ◽  
E Andrews ◽  
N Machin ◽  
R Hamilton ◽  
S Beevers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage

Islands in the Lake

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Demographic Change ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Ecological Basis

Now notorious for its aridity and air pollution, Mexico City was once part of a flourishing lake environment. In nearby Xochimilco, Native Americans modified the lakes to fashion a distinctive and remarkably abundant aquatic society, one that provided a degree of ecological autonomy for local residents, enabling them to protect their communities' integrity, maintain their way of life, and preserve many aspects of their cultural heritage. While the area's ecology allowed for a wide array of socioeconomic and cultural continuities during colonial rule, demographic change came to affect the ecological basis of the lakes; pastoralism and new ways of using and modifying the lakes began to make a mark on the watery landscape and on the surrounding communities. In this fascinating study, Conway explores Xochimilco using native-language documents, which serve as a hallmark of this continuity and a means to trace patterns of change.

Pediatric Aspects of Air Pollution (Continued)

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-634
Author(s):  
Morton L. Podolsky
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Environmental Hazards ◽  
Myocardial Infarctions ◽  
Effect Relationship ◽  
Cause And Effect

I realize that all aspects of air pollution could not be covered in the report "Pediatric Aspects of Air Pollution" by the Committee on Environmental Hazards (Pediatrics, 46:637). The material presented suggests that there is an established clinical "cause and effect" relationship between air pollutants and disease; unfortunately this is not so. We have some statistics which indicate that air pollution affects patients with myocardial infarctions, and that mortality in the aged increased during air polution catastrophies (Meuse Valley, 1930; Donora, Pennsylvania, 1948; and London, 1952 and 1962).

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