Can be defined as the presence of harmful substances in the atmosphere in an amount sufficient to affect its composition or equilibrium, damaging the environment and the most varied life forms.
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Climate Changes and Atmospheric Pollution: Global and Regional Impacts
Gustavo Marques da Costa (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), Darlan Daniel Alves (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), Danielle Paula Martins (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), Katiucia Nascimento Adam (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), Sabrina Antunes Vieira (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), Daniela Muller de Quevedo (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), and Daniela Montanari Migliavacca Osório (Universidade Feevale, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 47
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7289-3.ch004
Abstract
The objective of this chapter is to present the central concepts, parameters, and methods for the monitoring of climate changes, with a focus on air pollution, and the possible global and regional impacts of climate changes as well. There are plant species used as bioindicators that have a high sensitivity or ability to accumulate environmental pollutants. Another method that this chapter will present is the use of receiver models that employ both mathematical and statistical approaches to quantify the individual contribution of a given number of emission sources in the composition of a sample. The data presented in this chapter will provide reliable bases and methodologies for environmental control, supporting the adoption of more restrictive policies.