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Integrated Assessment of Environmental Factors: Risks to Human Health

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Air pollution can already be considered an environmental health problem because it transcends physical barriers. However, it is necessary to establish the limits on the human health effects, and these should be evaluated. In general, the effects of polluting gases on human health are closely associated with their solubility in the walls of the respiratory system. Among the factors that can influence the air quality are geographical location, topography, and local climatic conditions, mainly with respect to the constancy, intensity, and direction of the winds. Therefore, the choice of a reliable and accurate air quality method is important because its results can result in effective actions to control pollutants and take collective actions to keep their concentrations at acceptable levels for human and environmental health.

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  1. Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil

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  2. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Michele dos Santos Gomes da Rosa

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da Costa, G.M., da Rosa, M.d.S. (2018). Integrated Assessment of Environmental Factors: Risks to Human Health. In: Hussain, C. (eds) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_152-1

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