Development of a methodology for air quality and human health risk assessment in urban areas

Contract # ÊÏ-06-Í54/2 îò 15.11.2021, BNSF

Principle investigator - Assoc. Prof., PhD Reneta Dimitrova



ABSTRACT



News

Association "For the Earth": A Bulgarian scientific study shows how much dirty air makes us sick


Àn interview with Assoc. Prof., PhD Angel Dzambov for "Blagoevgrad" Radio


Àn interview with Assoc. Prof., PhD Reneta Dimitrova for "Sofia" Radio in the show "The Rhythm of the Capital"



Public information about the project can be found HERE



Published papers

Brezov, D.; Burov, A. Ensemble Learning Traffic Model for Sofia: A Case Study. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 4678. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13084678


Burov, A., Brezov, D. (2023). Transport Emissions from Sofia’s Streets - Inventory, Scenarios, and Exposure Setting. In: Dobrinkova, N., Nikolov, O. (eds) Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks. EnviroRISKs 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 638. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26754-3_20


Velizarova, M., Dimitrova, R. (2023). Impact of Regulatory Measures on Pollutants Concentration in Urban Street Canyon – A Pilot Study. In: Dobrinkova, N., Nikolov, O. (eds) Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks. EnviroRISKs 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 638. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26754-3_18


Dzhambov, A.M., Dimitrova, V., Germanova, N., Burov, A., Brezov, D., Hlebarov, I. and Dimitrova, R., 2023. Joint associations and pathways from greenspace, traffic-related air pollution, and noise to poor self-rated general health: A population-based study in Sofia, Bulgaria. Environmental Research, 231, p.116087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116087


Dzhambov, A.M., Dimitrova, V., Germanova, N., Burov, A., Brezov, D. and Dimitrova, R., Road, air, and rail traffic noise and the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Sofia, Bulgaria: A population-based study. In Proceeding of the 14th ICBEN 2023. 18-22 June 2023. Belgrade, Serbia.