Publications by authors named "Marcos Barreiro"
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- Monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is essential as children spend significant time indoors, with traffic being a major contributor to air pollution, particularly in urban areas like south Madrid.
- The study conducted measurements from November to December 2017, examining the relationship between indoor and outdoor pollutant levels, showing strong correlations and noting that indoor pollution is influenced by outdoor sources, especially regarding particulate matter and black carbon.
- Findings revealed that indoor contaminant levels can rise during school occupancy due to activities and can fluctuate based on meteorological conditions, with specific trends noted regarding the delay in pollution levels between indoor and outdoor environments.
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- Local high-pollution episodes in urban areas are largely driven by specific weather conditions and a mix of pollutants, raising concerns about their impact on health.
- This study focused on Madrid from 2011-2014 to analyze how the mixing layer height (MLH) affects pollutant levels like NO, CO, and PM, along with daily mortality rates.
- Results showed that lower MLH corresponded with higher pollutant concentrations and an increase in mortality, while higher MLH significantly reduced health risks, indicating a crucial link between weather patterns and air quality in cities.
Corrigendum to "Application of a short term air quality action plan in Madrid (Spain) under a high-pollution episode - Part I: Diagnostic and analysis from observations" [Sci. Total Environ. 635C (2018) 1561-1574].
Rafael Borge Begoña Artíñano Carlos Yagüe Francisco Javier Gomez-Moreno Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Marcos Barreiro
Sci Total Environ
October 2018
Exceedances of NO hourly limit value (200 μg·m) imply the need to implement short term action plans to avoid adverse effects on human health in urban areas. The Madrid City Council applied the stage 3 of the NO protocol during a high-pollution episode under stable meteorological conditions on December 2016 for the first time. This included road traffic access restrictions to the city centre (50% of conventional private vehicles based on plate numbers).
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