Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Contribution of an environmental monitoring system to evaluate the potential effect of urban air pollution |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Silva L. T., Mendes B., Oliveira C., Reis C., Silva P., and Silva J. F. |
Abstract | The growth of the world’s population has been followed by the increase of residents living in urban areas, which very often results in additional pressures concerning space, ecosystems, infrastructures, facilities and the way of life. The impact of pollutants, emitted into the atmosphere, on materials is enormous and could be irreversible. The effects of the air pollution in façades and on the structural systems lead to unexpected costs for the buildings maintenance and may be avoided if pollution monitoring systems exists. This work presents a methodology to evaluate, on a regular basis, the potential impact of air pollution on historical buildings. It uses a monitoring system to collect samples of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), particulate matter concentration levels and weather parameters. It is possible to act, in time, for the preservation and protection of this historical heritage by joining all of these data. This methodology could complement the studies of the environmental impact assessments on the historical buildings from the outdoor air pollution sources and contributes to the preservation and protection of the historical buildings. This work is being applied in the Portuguese midsized city of Vila Real, where the urban pollution assessment and their effects in urban historical buildings was considered the main goal. |
Journal | Procedia Structural Integrity |
Volume | 22 |
Edition | Abílio M.P. de Jesus, António Abel Henriques, José A.F.O. Correia, José M.F. Castro, Pedro Montenegro, Rui A.B. Calçada |
Issue | First International Symposium on Risk Analysis and Safety of Complex Structures and Components (IRAS 2019) |
Pagination | 130-139 |
Date Published | 2019-12-01 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 2452-3216 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.01.018 |
Keywords | air pollution, Historical buildings, Particulate matter, preservation, Protection |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt