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A comprehensive health effects assessment of the use of sanitizers and disinfec...
Hashemi, F; Hoepner, L; Hamidinejad, FS; Haluza, D; Afrashteh, S; Abbasi, A; Omeragić, E; Imamović, B; Rasheed, NA; Taher, TMJ; Kurniasari, FCOVID-19 has affected all aspects of human life so far. From the outset of the pandemic, preventing the spread of COVID-19 through the observance of health protocols, especially the use of sanitizers and disinfectants was given more attention. Despite the effectiveness of disinfection chemicals in controlling and preventing COVID-19, there are critical concerns about their adverse effects on human health. This ...
Impact of large wildfires on PM10 levels and human mortality in Portugal
Tarín-Carrasco, P; Augusto, S; Palacios-Penã, L; Ratola, N; Jiménez-Guerrero, PUncontrolled wildfires have a substantial impact on the environment, the economy and local populations. According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), between 2000 and 2013 wildfires burned up to 740 000 ha of land annually in the south of Europe, Portugal being the country with the highest percentage of burned area per square kilometre. However, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding t...
Population exposure to particulate-matter and related mortality due to the Port...
Augusto, S; Ratola, N; Tarín-Carrasco, P; Jiménez-Guerrero, P; Turco, M; Schuhmacher, M; Costa, S; Teixeira, JP; Costa, CIn October 2017, hundreds of wildfires ravaged the forests of the north and centre of Portugal. The fires were fanned by strong winds as tropical storm Ophelia swept the Iberian coast, dragging up smoke (together with Saharan dust from north-western Africa) into higher western European latitudes. Here we analyse the long-range transport of particulate matter (PM10) and study associations between PM10 and short-...
Bioconcentration, Bioaccumulation, and Biomagnification of Volatile Methylsilox...
Augusto, SVolatile methylsiloxanes (VMS) are synthetic chemicals that have been extensively used in the manufacture of many industrial and consumer products and in the formulation of personal and health-care products. Due to their extensive use, VMS have been found in a diversity of abiotic media (air, soil, water, sediments) and in a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial organisms. The ubiquitous presence of VMS has rai...
Using nitrogen concentration and isotopic composition in lichens to spatially a...
Pinho, P; Barros, C; Augusto, S; Pereira, MJ; Máguas, C; Branquinho, CReactive nitrogen (Nr) is an important driver of global change, causing alterations in ecosystem biodiversity and functionality. Environmental assessments require monitoring the emission and deposition of both the amount and types of Nr. This is especially important in heterogeneous landscapes, as different land-cover types emit particular forms of Nr to the atmosphere, which can impact ecosystems distinctively...