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Toxic air pollutants, also known as hazardous air pollutants, are those that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as birth defects or adverse environmental outcomes. The aim of this research was to predict air toxics related health risks due to different em...


Díaz-Robles, Luis AlonsoReed, Gregory D.Fu, J.S.[Emission Scenarios and the Health Risks Posed by Priority Mobile Air Toxics in an Urban to Regional Area: An Application in Nashville, Tennessee]Emission Scenarios and the Health Risks Posed by Priority Mobile Air Toxics in an Urban to Regional Area: An Application in Nashville, Tennessee

A mathematical model was developed to quantify the environmental impact produced by the gases emission from sanitary landfills. The stages of gas generation and diffusion were modeled using waste and cover materials placed in a landfill over an isotropic porous medium, while the dispersion stage ...


Jerez, AlejandroVergara-Fernández, AlbertoDíaz-Robles, Luis Alonso[Generation and Dispersion Model of Gaseous Emissions from Sanitary Landfills]Generation and Dispersion Model of Gaseous Emissions from Sanitary Landfills

Temuco is one of the most highly wood-smoke-polluted cities in the world. Its population in 2004 was 340,000 inhabitants with 1587 annual deaths, of which 24% were due to cardiovascular and 11% to respiratory causes. For hospital admissions, cardiovascular diseases represented 6% and respiratory ...


Sanhueza, P.A.Torreblanca, M.A.Díaz-Robles, Luis AlonsoSchiappacasse Poyanco, LuisSilva, M.P.Astete, T.D.[Particulate air pollution and health effects for cardiovascular and respiratory causes in Temuco, Chile: A wood-smoke-polluted urban area]Particulate air pollution and health effects for cardiovascular and respiratory causes in Temuco, Chile: A wood-smoke-polluted urban area

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