The aim of the paper is to describe the spread forest fire event occurred in the Italian Alps in 2017 under extremely drought conditions. In the study the root causes of wildfires and their direct relapses to the air quality of the Western Po valley and the urban centre of Torino have been assessed by means of air pollution measurements (focused to particulate matter with reference samplers and optical particle counters OPCs), meteorological indicators and additional public data. Results show a good correlation among different urban sites and instrument technologies. Concentration data, compared with environmental conditions and historical values describe the clear impact of fires on both local and regional air quality. Indeed, the deferred impact of wildfires on the local wood biomass energy supply chain is briefly outlined.
Urban air pollution, climate change and wildfires: The case study of an extended forest fire episode in northern Italy favoured by drought and warm weather conditions / Bo, Matteo; Mercalli, Luca; Pognant, Federica; Cat Berro, Daniele; Clerico, Marina. - In: ENERGY REPORTS. - ISSN 2352-4847. - ELETTRONICO. - 6:(2020), pp. 781-786. ((Intervento presentato al convegno 6th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER) - Energy and Environment - Challenges Towards Circular Economy tenutosi a Aveiro, Portugal nel JUL 22-25, 2019 [10.1016/j.egyr.2019.11.002].
Titolo: | Urban air pollution, climate change and wildfires: The case study of an extended forest fire episode in northern Italy favoured by drought and warm weather conditions | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Abstract: | The aim of the paper is to describe the spread forest fire event occurred in the Italian Alps in ...2017 under extremely drought conditions. In the study the root causes of wildfires and their direct relapses to the air quality of the Western Po valley and the urban centre of Torino have been assessed by means of air pollution measurements (focused to particulate matter with reference samplers and optical particle counters OPCs), meteorological indicators and additional public data. Results show a good correlation among different urban sites and instrument technologies. Concentration data, compared with environmental conditions and historical values describe the clear impact of fires on both local and regional air quality. Indeed, the deferred impact of wildfires on the local wood biomass energy supply chain is briefly outlined. | |
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