The state-of-art of the GILTT method to simulate pollutant dispersion in the atmosphere

DM Moreira, MT Vilhena, D Buske, T Tirabassi - Atmospheric Research, 2009 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a review of the GILTT (Generalized Integral Laplace Transform
Technique) solutions for the one and two-dimensional, time-dependent, advection–diffusion …

[HTML][HTML] Residential proximity to concentrated animal feeding operations and allergic and respiratory disease

AA Schultz, P Peppard, RE Gangnon… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Air emissions from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) have been
associated with respiratory and allergic symptoms among farm workers, primarily on swine …

Relative exposure to swine animal feeding operations and childhood asthma prevalence in an agricultural cohort

BT Pavilonis, WT Sanderson, JA Merchant - Environmental research, 2013 - Elsevier
Large swine animal feeding operations (AFOs) have become the model of livestock
production throughout the United States. Epidemiological studies have consistently shown …

Semi-analytical solution of the steady three-dimensional advection-diffusion equation in the planetary boundary layer

CP Costa, MT Vilhena, DM Moreira, T Tirabassi - Atmospheric Environment, 2006 - Elsevier
We present a three-dimensional solution of the steady-state advection-diffusion equation
considering a vertically inhomogeneous planetary boundary layer (PBL). We reach this goal …

Coupled controls-computational fluids approach for the estimation of the concentration from a moving gaseous source in a 2-D domain with a Lyapunov-guided …

MA Demetriou, NA Gatsonis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The estimation of the gas concentration (process state) associated with an emitting
stationary or moving source using a sensing aerial vehicle (SAV) is considered. The …

Sampling and reconstructing diffusion fields with localized sources

J Ranieri, A Chebira, YM Lu… - 2011 IEEE International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the spatiotemporal sampling of a diffusion field generated by K point sources,
aiming to fully reconstruct the unknown initial field distribution from the sample …

Harbour of Ravenna: The contribution of harbour traffic to air quality

P Lucialli, P Ugolini, E Pollini - Atmospheric Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
Ravenna is one of the main Italian ports and has assumed a leadership position in Italy for
some products and markets. The commercial harbour and the adjacent industrial area are …

A GIS-based atmospheric dispersion model for pollutants emitted by complex source areas

S Teggi, S Costanzini, G Ghermandi, C Malagoli… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gaussian dispersion models are widely used to simulate the concentrations and deposition
fluxes of pollutants emitted by source areas. Very often, the calculation time limits the …

[PDF][PDF] Simulation of Pollutant Dispersion in the Atmosphere by the Laplace Transform: The ADMM Approach.

DM Moreira, MT Vilhena, T Tirabassi… - Water, Air & Soil …, 2006 - academia.edu
Transport and diffusion models of air pollution are based either on simple technique, such
as the Gaussian approach, or on more complex algorithms, such as the numerical solution …

A contribution to solve the atmospheric diffusion equation with eddy diffusivity depending on source distance

DM Moreira, AC Moraes, AG Goulart… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
An integral solution of the atmospheric diffusion equation considering wind speed as a
function of vertical height and eddy diffusivity as a function of both downwind distance from …