Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Urban Pollution - Environmental Challenges in Healthy Modern Cities

Urban Pollution
Urban Pollution Environmental Challenges in Healthy Modern Cities Edited by Ciro Fernando Bustillo-Lecompte

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Ciro Fernando Bustillo-Lecompte
Ciro Fernando Bustillo-Lecompte

Toronto Metropolitan University,
Canada

Series Editor

J. Kevin Summers
J. Kevin Summers

Environmental Protection Agency,
United States of America

Published 20 August 2025

Doi 10.5772/intechopen.1004478

ISBN 978-1-83769-930-8

Print ISBN 978-1-83769-937-7

eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-1-83769-938-4

Copyright year 2025

Number of pages 414

Part of the book series Environmental Sciences

Issn 2754-6713

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2. Impact of Traceable Volatile Organic Compounds Reference Gas Mixtures in the Urban Air Pollution Monitoring System

By Napo Ntsasa, Tumelo Mogashane, Kedibone Mashale, Mokgehle R. Letsoalo, Andile Mkhohlakali and James Tshilongo

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4. Risks and Benefits of Point-of-Use Water Filters in Developing Cities: The Case of Cartagena, Colombia

By Edgar E. Quiñones-Bolaños, María A. Narváez-Cuadro, Aiken H. Ortega-Heredia, Michelle C. Montero-Acosta and Ciro Bustillo-LeCompte

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Correction to: Risks and Benefits of Point-of-Use Water Filters in Developing Cities: The Case of Cartagena, Colombia

By Edgar E. Quiñones-Bolaños, María A. Narváez-Cuadro, Aiken H. Ortega-Heredia, Michelle C. Montero-Acosta and Ciro Bustillo-LeCompte

5. Exposure Pathways to Faecal Pollution in Urban Environments, Health Implications, and the Adoption of One-Health Mitigation Strategies in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

By James-Paul Kretchy, Joyce Junior Asiamah, Christopher Yaw Dumevi, Angus Nnamdi Oli, Irene Ayi, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo and Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi

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6. Pollution in Modern Cities: A Comprehensive Overview with Focus on Eye Health and Medical Imaging

By Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof, Noor Shatirah Mohammad Fandi Voon, Naufal Nordin, Karmegam Karuppiah and Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil

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8. Recycling, Analytical Quantification and Re-Purpose of Critical Minerals from Fire Assay Waste Streams

By Andile Mkhohlakali, Tshilidzi Ramfumedzi, Mokgehle Refiloe Letsoalo, Sivuyisiwe Mapukata, Mothepane Happy Mabowa, Dimakatso Mokgosi, James Sehata, Napo Ntsasa and James Tshilongo

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9. Environmental Challenges and Management of Vital Resources in Urban Moroccan Cities

By Abdelmalek Dahchour, Souad El Hajjaji and Najoua Labjar

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10. Sustainable Approaches to Monitoring Urban Particulate Matter Monitoring: Challenges and Innovations

By Mokgehle R. Letsoalo, Tumelo Mogashane, Kedibone Mashale, Napo Ntsasa, Andile Mkhohlakali and James Tshilongo

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12. Adaptation of the LoRa Transmission Protocol for a Low-Power Low-Cost Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System

By Owen Casha, Matthew Meli, Edward Gatt, Ivan Grech and Joseph Micallef

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13. Perspective Chapter: A Protocol for the Use of Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensors in Citizen Science to Foster Evidence-Based Policy Making

By Diego Casado-Mansilla, Alejandro Pujante, Eduardo Illueca Fernández, Sergi Udina, Núria Castell, Nicolás Serrano and Diego López-de-Ipiña

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14. New Building Management Systems for Smart Cities: A Brief Analysis of Their Potential

By Alberto Cilleros García, Mª Cristina Rodríguez-Sánchez, Mª del Prado Díaz de Mera, Imene Yahyaoui and Gabriel Morales Sánchez

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