The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy)
The Campania region covers an area of about 13,590 km<sup>2</sup> with 5.8 million residents. The area suffers from several environmental issues due to urbanization, the presence of industries, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management concerns. Air pollution is one of the most re...
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| description | The Campania region covers an area of about 13,590 km<sup>2</sup> with 5.8 million residents. The area suffers from several environmental issues due to urbanization, the presence of industries, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management concerns. Air pollution is one of the most relevant environmental troubles in the Campania region, frequently exceeding the limit values established by European directives. In this paper, airborne pollutant concentration data measured by the regional air quality network from 2003 to 2019 are collected to individuate the historical trends of nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>), coarse and fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters smaller than 10 μm (PM10) and 2.5 μm (PM2.5), and ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) through the analysis of the number of exceedances of limit values per year and the annual average concentration. Information on spatial variability and the effect of the receptor category is obtained by lumping together data belonging to the same province or category. To obtain information on the general air quality rather than on single pollutants, the European Air Quality Index (EU-AQI) is also evaluated. A special focus is dedicated to the effect of deep street canyons on air quality, since they are very common in the urban areas in Campania. Finally, the impact of air pollution from 2003 to 2019 on human health is also analyzed using the software AIRQ+. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-176eb623fa50453ba66018a6803cb3742023-11-21T17:04:35ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-04-0112555310.3390/atmos12050553The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy)Domenico Toscano0Fabio Murena1Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering Department—University of Naples “Federico II”, 80125 Naples, ItalyChemical, Materials and Production Engineering Department—University of Naples “Federico II”, 80125 Naples, ItalyThe Campania region covers an area of about 13,590 km<sup>2</sup> with 5.8 million residents. The area suffers from several environmental issues due to urbanization, the presence of industries, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management concerns. Air pollution is one of the most relevant environmental troubles in the Campania region, frequently exceeding the limit values established by European directives. In this paper, airborne pollutant concentration data measured by the regional air quality network from 2003 to 2019 are collected to individuate the historical trends of nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>), coarse and fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters smaller than 10 μm (PM10) and 2.5 μm (PM2.5), and ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) through the analysis of the number of exceedances of limit values per year and the annual average concentration. Information on spatial variability and the effect of the receptor category is obtained by lumping together data belonging to the same province or category. To obtain information on the general air quality rather than on single pollutants, the European Air Quality Index (EU-AQI) is also evaluated. A special focus is dedicated to the effect of deep street canyons on air quality, since they are very common in the urban areas in Campania. Finally, the impact of air pollution from 2003 to 2019 on human health is also analyzed using the software AIRQ+.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/5/553air pollutionhistorical trendAQIAIRQ+CampaniaMediterranean area |
| spellingShingle | Domenico Toscano Fabio Murena The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) Atmosphere air pollution historical trend AQI AIRQ+ Campania Mediterranean area |
| title | The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) |
| title_full | The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) |
| title_short | The Historical Trend of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health in Campania Region (Italy) |
| title_sort | historical trend of air pollution and its impact on human health in campania region italy |
| topic | air pollution historical trend AQI AIRQ+ Campania Mediterranean area |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/5/553 |
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