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Short-term effects of air quality and thermal stress on non-accidental morbidity—a multivariate meta-analysis comparing indices to single measures
Air quality and thermal stress lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Studies on morbidity and the combined impact of air pollution and thermal stress are still rare. To analyse the correlations between ai...
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Open AccessEndothelial responses of the alveolar barrier in vitro in a dose-controlled exposure to diesel exhaust particulate matter
During the last 250 years, the level of exposure to combustion-derived particles raised dramatically in western countries, leading to increased particle loads in the ambient air. Among the environmental partic...
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Size-Segregated Atmospheric Particle Mass Concentration in Urban Areas in Luxembourg
This study examines the dependencies between emission sources, meteorological conditions, and particle mass concentration on different temporal and spatial scales. Particulate matter (PM)10, PM2.5, and PM1 were m...
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Simulation of Urban-Scale Air Pollution Patterns in Luxembourg: Contributing Sources and Emission Scenarios
The aim of this study is to investigate the air pollution situation in an urban area in southwestern Luxembourg and to simulate annual NO2 and PM10 concentrations in response to changes in meteorological conditio...
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The Influence of Sediment Sources and Hydrologic Events on the Nutrient and Metal Content of Fine-Grained Sediments (Attert River Basin, Luxembourg)
Nutrient (C, N and P) and metal (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) content and dynamics of suspended and channel bed sediments were analysed within the rural Attert River basin (Luxembourg). This basin is representative ...
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Dynamics of storm-driven suspended sediments in a headwater catchment described by multivariable modeling
Previous research has shown that the rate at which suspended sediment is transported in watercourses depends primarily on discharge (Q) as the first-order control, but additional factors are thought to affect sus...
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Long-term Persistence of Stream Nitrate Concentrations (Memory Effect) Inferred from Spectral Analysis and Detrended Fluctuation Analysis
Previous research in agricultural catchments showed that past inputs of nitrate continue to influence present observations and future characteristics of nitrate concentrations in stream water for a long period...
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Concentrations of dissolved herbicides and pharmaceuticals in a small river in Luxembourg
Urban and agricultural areas affect the hydraulic patterns as well as the water quality of receiving drainage systems, especially of catchments smaller than 50 km2. Urban runoff is prone to contamination due to p...
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Investigative approaches to determine exchange processes in the hyporheic zone of a low permeability riverbank
The hydraulic and hydrochemical interactions of surface water and groundwater in the riverbank of an alluvial stream in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg were investigated. Hydraulic conductivity in the riverbank ...
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A rapid spectral-reflectance-based fingerprinting approach for documenting suspended sediment sources during storm runoff events
This paper reports on the development of a rapid and simple spectra-reflectance-based fingerprinting approach for documenting suspended sediment sources during storm runoff events. The methodology was applied ...
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Behaviour and Fluxes of Dissolved Antibiotics, Analgesics and Hormones During Flood Events in a Small Heterogeneous Catchment in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The objective of this investigation is to analyse the variations of xenobiotic concentrations and the fluxes of dissolved xenobiotics during runoff events in the small rural Mess catchment (35 km2) in the Southwe...
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The Importance of Precedent Hydro-climatological Conditions for the Mass Transfer of Pollutants in Separated Sewer Systems and Corresponding Tributaries During Storm Events
Runoff events were analysed in separated sewer systems in the town of Luxembourg. The relationships between Event Mean Concentrations of different pollutants and runoff patterns were evaluated. In addition, th...
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Facing Hazardous Matter in Atmospheric Particles with NanoSIMS (2 pp)
Current scientific studies and evaluations clearly show that an increase of urban dust loads, alone or combined with other pollutants und certain meteorological conditions lead to different significant healt...
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Screening and Scenarios of Traffic Emissions at Trier, Germany
In the course of the European Council Directive on permissible air pollutant limit values, valid starting from 2005 there is an urgent call for action, particularly for fine dust (PM10). Current investigations (J...
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Bewertung der Luftqualität in Rheinland-Pflaz mittels verschiedener Luftqualitätsindizes
Die stetige Zunahme des Verkehrs und der steigende Energie- und Stoffverbrauch sowohl in Industrie und Gewerbe als auch in privaten Haushalten bedeuter eine ständige Herausforderung an den Umweltschutz und an ...
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Raum-zeitliche Untersuchung von Trockenwetter-Abflusskomponenten in einem heterogenen Einzugsgebiet
Um die Variabilität des Trockenwetterabflusses in einem Fließgewässer zu erfassen, reichen die Messungen am Pegel alleine nicht aus, sondern das gesamte Einzugsgebiet muss in die Betrachtung einbezogen werden....
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Hochwasserereignisse in unterschiedlichen Raumskalen
Untersuchungen zum Abflussbildungsprozess und zur Herkunft einzelner Stoffströme finden aufgrund vielfältiger Einflussfaktoren häufig in kleinen, weitgehend homogenen Einzugsgebieten statt. Heterogene Ausprägu...
