Environmental and Health Impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
Understanding Exposure, Risks, and Mitigation
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, Ronan Adler Tavella
- Language: English
Environmental and Health Impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution: Understanding Exposure, Risks, and Mitigation offers a comprehensive examination of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) as a crit… Read more
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Description
Description
Sections highlight innovative approaches, such as utilizing vegetation to reduce urban NO₂ pollution, and examines the interplay between nitrogen dioxide and climate change, projecting future scenarios. Furthermore, it addresses socioeconomic disparities in NO₂ exposure, linking environmental justice to public health equity. The authors advocate for comprehensive mitigation strategies, emphasizing the importance of community engagement and public health initiatives in combating nitrogen dioxide pollution.
Key features
Key features
- Explores NO₂ sources, chemistry, and formation, equipping readers with a solid foundational understanding that supports further study and research in air pollution
- Provides a detailed overview of the adverse health effects associated with NO₂ exposure, helping readers grasp the full scope of its health implications
- Examines the environmental consequences of NO₂ pollution, such as soil/water acidification and ecosystem disruption, enabling readers to understand the broader ecological impacts of this pollutant
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Human Health Outcomes Associated with Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure
3. Research Gaps in Understanding the Health Impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂)
4. Health Costs and Benefits of Reducing Nitrogen Dioxide in Urban Centers
5. Epidemiological Studies on the Long-term Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide
6. Impact of NO₂ Concentration and Sustainable Development Goals: A Statistical Approach
7. Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure: Sources, Health Risks, and Mitigation Strategies
8. Environmental Impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide: Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity
9. Vegetation as a Mitigation Strategy for Urban Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution: Key Factors, Removal Capacity, and Mechanisms
10. Toxic Gas Impacts on Air Quality during the 2023 El Niño Event: A Case Study in Santarém, Pará, Brazilian Central Amazon
11. Modeling and Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide: State-of-the-Art Techniques and Technological Advances
12. Nitrogen Dioxide and Climate Change: Interactions and Projections
13. Socioeconomic Disparities in Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure: Addressing Environmental Justice and Health Equity
14. Mitigation Strategies and Policy Approaches for Reducing Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
15. Community Engagement and Public Health Initiatives to Address Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
16. Conclusions and Future Directions: Bridging the Gaps in Research, Policy, and Practice
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior
Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Junior is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) and the President of the Brazilian Society of Ecotoxicology (2019-2025). He coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences at FURG and leads the Laboratory of Pharmacological and Toxicological Assays, where he oversees research groups focused on Environmental Health. He also coordinates the Southern Air Project, a Brazilian initiative assessing air pollution issues in southern Brazil. His research addresses air pollution, environmental contamination, and their health impacts, with multiple projects funded by government research funding agencies. Flavio holds a PhD in Physiological Sciences from FURG carried out in partnership with the University of Lisbon.
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Ronan Adler Tavella
Ronan Adler Tavella is a postdoctoral researcher in the ARIES Project at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and coordinates the "Air Pollution: Environmental and Health Impacts" Working Group at the Brazilian Society of Ecotoxicology. He is affiliated with the Laboratory of Economics, Health, and Environmental Pollution (LESPA) at UNIFESP, where his research investigates the relationship between air pollution and health and environmental outcomes. He holds a PhD in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) and has postdoctoral experience at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), where he focused on ecotoxicology. His expertise includes the application of advanced methods, such as data science and machine learning, to evaluate the health and environmental impacts of atmospheric pollutants.