A Gaussian model for evaluating the release of CH4 by the landfill of Palermo

Many landfills for urban solid waste have been developed in sites very close to urbanised areas thus exposing the population to various dangerous pollutants. The landfill of "Bellolampo", located a few kilometres from the city ofPalermo is one of these. It was officially created in the eighties and only some years later it was decided convert it into a controlled landfill, soon becoming a catch basin of refuse for a large hinterland constituted by approximately 50 small towns. In recent years the city of Palermo has been equipped with a network of weather and air-quality stations for monitoring the main components that afe responsible for atmospheric pollution; it consists of 10 fixed stati…

Determinazione sperimentale dei ricambi d’aria per ventilazione naturale in base alla concentrazione di CO2

Evaluation of concentrations in sites near the landfill of Palermo

In this paper a new method is presented for the evaluation of methane concentration near urban sites. The work is based on field measurements taken for a lon period of time on selected sites of the town of Palermo. The main finding of the work is that the landfill seriously affects the air quality of the town, at least around the selected sites

La distribuzione spaziale delle situazioni stazionarie di benessere termico globale negli ambienti moderati.

La salvaguardia dei beni artistici e culturali. Un caso studio: la sede del Rettorato dell'Università di Palermo

Compilazione di anni tipo di illuminamento

ANN (Artificial Neural Network) model for daily prediction of Methane concentration

According to the protocols for the reduction of the production of the gases responsible of the greenhouse effect, it makes necessary to develop systems able to forecast and to evaluate such gases. The dump of Bellolampo, situated in proximity of the urban area in Palermo, is a source of CO2 and CH4. It was officially created in the eighties and only some years later it was decided to convert it into a controlled landfill, soon becoming a catch basin of refuse for a large hinterland constituted by approximately 50 small towns. The city of Palermo has been equipped with a network of weather and air-quality stations far monitoring the main components that are responsible for atmospherlc pollut…

Validation of a Radiance based computer procedure for a quicker prediuction of time-varying illuminance in complex spaces

Generazione di anni tipo di illuminamento in 67 stazioni italiane