Levels and type of atmospheric pollution are currently an issue of debate in thle pathogenesis of asthma. A number of investigators including Drs Magnussen, Jorres and Nowak (September 1993;48:879-81) suggest that heavy traffic exhausts may be related to increased risk of asthmatic symptoms. According to this theory symptoms of asthma and other allergies would be expected to rise in heavily pol...

BACKGROUND Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations often have higher exposures to particulate air pollution, which can be expected to contribute to differentials in life expectancy. We examined socioeconomic differentials in exposure and air pollution-related mortality relating to larger scale (5 km resolution) variations in background concentrations of selected pollutants across England. ...

background: one of europe’s most well-developed industrial regions is found in the republic of bulgaria. the industrialization of the region has a big impact on air pollution. thermal power plant “maritza east” (the largest of its kind in southeastern europe), the army training range, machine manufacturers, household heating and high volume of automobile traffic are all major sources of polluti...

We present an application of a single-indicator forecasting model to predict short-term urban air pollution levels in Europe. Prior knowledge of hourly, daily, and weekly levels of pollution can assist urban planners in policy and management procedures. Moreover, predictions using large-scale pollution forecasting systems, such as the Monitoring Atmospheric Composition & Climate program and the...

Management of urban atmospheric pollution necessitates advanced modeling and information processing techniques. The design of the prototype system DNEMO, which is based on a distributed adaptive problem solving approach is the focus of the research reported in this paper. Issues covered in the paper relate to the distributed nature of this environmental problem, handling noise and uncertainty i...

The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary. It has provided a rich bounty of crabs, shellfish, and fish, and high quality recreational opportunities. However, the Bay living systems have been increasingly stressed over time by the pressures of growing populations—there are over 20 million people in the 166,534 km 2 mile watershed—industrial pollution, at...