Search Results - "Casimiro Pio"
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Children exposure to atmospheric particles in indoor of Lisbon primary schools
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-12-2011)“…Evidence continues to emerge showing that poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) can cause illness requiring absence from schools, and can cause acute health symptoms…”
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The effects of drought and timing of precipitation on the inter-annual variation in ecosystem-atmosphere exchange in a Mediterranean grassland
Published in Agricultural and forest meteorology (15-05-2011)“…► Carbon and energy fluxes in a Mediterranean grassland depend on water availability. ► Annually integrated NEE correlates with total precipitation. ► The best…”
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Wood burning impact on PM10 in three Austrian regions
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Levoglucosan levels at background sites in Europe for assessing the impact of biomass combustion on the European aerosol background
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-12-2007)“…Atmospheric levoglucosan has been determined as a proxy for “biomass smoke” in samples from six background stations on a west–east transect extending from the…”
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OC/EC ratio observations in Europe: Re-thinking the approach for apportionment between primary and secondary organic carbon
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-11-2011)“…This study explores a large set of OC and EC measurements in PM 10 and PM 2.5 aerosol samples, undertaken with a long term constant analytical methodology, to…”
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Source apportionment of PM2.5 organic aerosol over Europe: Primary/secondary, natural/anthropogenic, and fossil/biogenic origin
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (16-12-2007)“…On the basis of a 2‐year comprehensive data set obtained within the CARBOSOL project, seasonal source apportionment of PM2.5 aerosol is attempted for five…”
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AIRUSE-LIFE+: a harmonized PM speciation and source apportionment in five southern European cities
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (01-03-2016)“…The AIRUSE-LIFE+ project aims at characterizing similarities and heterogeneities in particulate matter (PM) sources and contributions in urban areas from…”
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Carbon dioxide exchange above a Mediterranean C3/C4 grassland during two climatologically contrasting years
Published in Global change biology (01-03-2008)“…Eddy-covariance measurements of net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE) were carried out above a grazed Mediterranean C3/C4 grassland in southern Portugal, during…”
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Land management and land-cover change have impacts of similar magnitude on surface temperature
Published in Nature climate change (2014)“…The direct effects of land-cover change on surface climate are increasingly well understood, but fewer studies have investigated the consequences of the trend…”
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Temporal patterns and trends of particulate matter over Portugal: a long-term analysis of background concentrations
Published in Air quality, atmosphere and health (01-05-2018)“…Air quality management regarding PM concentrations in the atmosphere is a complex problem to tackle. In this paper, we aim to characterize the temporal…”
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AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM10 and PM2. 5 concentrations in southern Europe - implications to compliance with limit values
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (01-03-2017)“…The contribution of natural sources to ambient air particulate matter (PM) concentrations is often not considered; however, it may be significant for certain…”
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Emission factors and detailed chemical composition of smoke particles from the 2010 wildfire season
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-06-2013)“…This paper complements the information previously published (Atmospheric Environment 45, 641–649) on gaseous and particulate emissions from wildfires in…”
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Size distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a roadway tunnel in Lisbon, Portugal
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-06-2011)“…► Atmospheric aerosols and dust deposited were collected in a roadway tunnel. ► Aerosol concentrations are 30 times higher than in the outside urban background…”
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Size-segregated chemical composition of aerosol emissions in an urban road tunnel in Portugal
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-06-2013)“…An atmospheric aerosol study was performed in 2008 inside an urban road tunnel, in Lisbon, Portugal. Using a high volume impactor, the aerosol was collected…”
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Seasonal trends and possible sources of brown carbon based on 2-year aerosol measurements at six sites in Europe
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (16-12-2007)“…Brown carbon is a ubiquitous and unidentified component of organic aerosol which has recently come into the forefront of atmospheric research. This component…”
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Size-segregated particulate matter and gaseous emissions from motor vehicles in a road tunnel
Published in Atmospheric research (01-02-2015)“…In order to address road traffic emissions, studies need to be performed under realistic driving conditions where the input from other sources is minimised…”
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Determination of saccharides in atmospheric aerosol using anion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography and pulsed-amperometric detection
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (09-11-2007)“…An improved method is described for the quantification of primary sugars, sugar alcohols and anhydrosugars in atmospheric aerosols, making use of separation by…”
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Indoor and outdoor suspended particulate matter and associated carbonaceous species at residential homes in northwestern Portugal
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-03-2014)“…Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10μm (PM10), organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations were measured…”
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Fireplace and woodstove fine particle emissions from combustion of western Mediterranean wood types
Published in Atmospheric research (01-08-2011)“…Wood from seven species of trees grown in the Portuguese forest ( Pinus pinaster, Eucalyptus globulus, Quercus suber, Acacia longifolia, Quercus faginea, Olea…”
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Source apportionment of atmospheric aerosol in a marine dusty environment by ionic/composition mass balance (IMB)
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (13-09-2018)“…PM10 aerosol was sampled in Santiago, the largest island of Cabo Verde, for 1 year, and analysed for elements, ions and carbonaceous material. Very high levels…”
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