Browsing by Subject "Environmental monitoring"
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Estudio de la determinación del radón-222 en un monitor de radiación gamma ambiental en aerosoles por filtro de papel
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-04)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEl gas radón es un gas noble presente en la atmosfera descendiente de la cadena del U-238. Su detección puede ser muy útil para generar alarmas de fugas radioactivas o niveles de concentración del mismo perjudiciales para ... -
Evaluación de la variación diaria y estacional de las concentraciones atmosféricas de metano en el Delta del Ebro
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-04)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionActualmente, el planeta está sufriendo grandes daños a causa de la mala praxis de los ciudadanos que empleamos cantidades elevadas de recursos naturales para poder satisfacer un nivel de vida en muchos casos no sostenible. ... -
Evolution of ecological patterns of land use changes in European metropolitan areas
(2022-11-15)
Article
Open AccessThis paper aims to analyze the evolution of land-use patterns and the Eco-Environmental Quality Index (EQI) in major European metropolitan areas. To this end, nighttime remote sensing images will be used to delineate ten ... -
First estimation of CH4fluxes using the222Rn Tracer Method over the central Iberian Peninsula
(WIT Press, 2014)
Conference report
Open AccessEmissions of CH4 over the central Iberian Peninsula have been estimated experimentally for the first time using the Radon Tracer Method (RTM), which uses the atmospheric noble radioactive gas 222Rn as an auxiliary tracer. ... -
Graph signal reconstruction techniques for IoT air pollution monitoring platforms
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-12-15)
Article
Open AccessAir pollution monitoring platforms play a very important role in preventing and mitigating the effects of pollution. Recent advances in the field of graph signal processing have made it possible to describe and analyze air ... -
High efficiency and portable monitor of atmospheric radon concentration activity for environmental applications
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2021)
Conference lecture
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Inconsistent sensor data detection/correction: application to environmental systems
(2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this paper, a data detection/correction approach is proposed for a real environmental monitoring system, in order to provide a reliable dataset when sensor faults occur. This is the case of communication faults that may ... -
Indoor air pollution
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Royal Society of Arts / Glasgow Caledonian UniversityNowadays a lot of populations in the world are aware of the risks of air pollution. There have never been so many people concerned about health issues related to air quality. These reasons prove that it is crucial to ... -
Integrated assessment of air pollution using observations and modelling in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)
(2014-03-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe present study aims to analyse the atmospheric dynamics of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife region (Tenerife, Canary Islands). This area is defined by the presence of anthropogenic emissions (from a refinery, a port and road ... -
Integrating diel vertical migrations of bioluminescent deep scattering layers into monitoring programs
(Frontiers Media, 2021-05-28)
Article
Open AccessThe deep sea (i.e., 200 m depth) is a highly dynamic environment where benthic ecosystems are functionally and ecologically connected with the overlying water column and the surface. In the aphotic deep sea, organisms rely ... -
Inter-comparison of commercial continuous radon monitors responses
(2022-01)
Article
Open AccessIndoor and outdoor (atmospheric) radon activity concentrations need to be measured as accurate as possible for radiation protection and for climate applications. Particularly radon concentrations below 100 Bq m -3, useful ... -
LanderPick, a remote operated trawled vehicle to cost-effectively deploy and recover lightweight oceanographic landers
(SARTI, 2021)
Article
Open AccessLanderPick project consists of the design of a cost-efective system for deploying and picking-up lightweight oceanographic landers, not provided with recovery elements, but having a structure that facilitates their hitching ... -
Long-term monitoring of pelagic biodiversity in the NE-Pacific: a new program based on vertical ROV video surveys during NEPTUNE observatory maintenance expeditions
(2019)
Conference lecture
Open AccessActes demanades a l'autor (07/05/2020 manel) -
Monitoring and forecasting dust storms : a GMES contribution to health hazard warning and cooperation with Africa
(2012-10-01)
Part of book or chapter of book
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Monitoring priority pollutants in the urban water cycle
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-04)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionDins del marc de treball del control de contaminants prioritaris, el projecte centra la seva atenció en les noves tecnologies que s’estan desenvolupant per tal d’obtenir resultats fiables i de manera més ràpida del que ... -
Monitorización de parámetros ambientales en sala de máquinas mediante Advanced Vessel Monitoring System y diseño del soporte físico de sus elementos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07)
Bachelor thesis
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Monitorización remota de una planta depuradora de aguas con FieldPoint
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2005-01)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionLos ríos y los mares tienen una capacidad de autodepuración de sus aguas. Hace 200 años cuando el mundo no estaba tan poblado como ahora, el hombre solía arrojar a estos medios acuáticos sus desperdicios. A medida que ... -
Multi-technique approach to rockfall monitoring in the Montserrat massif (Catalonia, NE Spain)
(2017-03-09)
Article
Open Access
Covenantee: Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya / Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'OceàMontserrat Mountain is located near Barcelona in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, and its massif is formed by conglomerate interleaved by siltstone/sandstone with steep slopes very prone to rockfalls. The increasing ... -
New metrology for radon at the environmental level
(2021-09-23)
Article
Open AccessRadon gas is the largest source of public exposure to naturally occurring radioactivity. However, radon is also a useful tracer for understanding atmospheric processes, assessing the accuracy of chemical transport models, ... -
Optimización de un sistema de análisis por inyección secuencial (SIA) multisensor totalmente automatizado
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-03)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessLa concienciación social hacia el medio ambiente ha aumentado en los últimos años. Es por este motivo, por el cual actualmente, sobretodo en el ámbito industrial, se intentan desarrollar nuevas técnicas de descontaminación ...
