Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) have become key infrastructures for monitoring and safeguarding public health in urban areas, industrial facilities and natural environments. They are an essential ally in addressing environmental risk situations. For...
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are natural and anthropogenic gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, regulating the planet’s temperature. However, when their concentration increases due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture or industrial...
Imagine waking up every morning at 5:00 a.m. to the relentless roar of a motorway just metres from your window. Experiencing such high-intensity noise is not an isolated case: millions of people live exposed to environmental noise levels exceeding those recommended by...
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), also known as hydrosulphuric acid or sewer gas, is a gas unmistakable due to its characteristic rotten egg smell, noticeable even at very low concentrations. It is present in the atmosphere both due to natural sources (volcanic activity, hot...
At first glance, the air around us may seem clean, but beware, it hides an almost imperceptible danger: ultrafine particles (UFP). With a size so small they are hard to detect, they are one of the greatest threats to public health caused by air pollution. Their origin...