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Regina Maura de Miranda
Researcher at University of São Paulo
Publications - 36
Citations - 1500
Regina Maura de Miranda is an academic researcher from University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Air quality index & Aerosol. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1199 citations. Previous affiliations of Regina Maura de Miranda include State University of Campinas.
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Status and characteristics of ambient PM2.5 pollution in global megacities
Zhen Cheng,Lina Luo,Shuxiao Wang,Yungang Wang,Sumit Sharma,Hikari Shimadera,Xiaoliang Wang,Michael Bressi,Regina Maura de Miranda,Jingkun Jiang,Wei Zhou,Oscar A. Fajardo,Naiqiang Yan,Jiming Hao +13 more
TL;DR: The results showed that the five most polluted megacities were Delhi, Cairo, Xi'an, Tianjin and Chengdu, all of which had an annual average concentration of PM2.5 greater than 89μg/m(3), while the five cleanest megac cities were Miami, Toronto, New York, Madrid and Philadelphia.
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Urban air pollution: a representative survey of PM2.5 mass concentrations in six Brazilian cities
Regina Maura de Miranda,Maria de Fátima Andrade,Adalgiza Fornaro,Rosana Astolfo,Paulo Afonso de André,Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva +5 more
TL;DR: The long-term health effects for each metropolitan region is discussed in terms of excess mortality risk, which translates to greater health care expenditures, which could prove useful to decision makers at local environmental agencies.
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Air quality in the megacity of Sao Paulo: Evolution over the last 30 years and future perspectives
Maria de Fátima Andrade,Prashant Kumar,Edmilson Dias de Freitas,Rita Yuri Ynoue,Jorge Martins,Leila Droprinchinski Martins,Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira,Pedro José Pérez-Martínez,Regina Maura de Miranda,Taciana Toledo de Almeida Albuquerque,Fábio Luiz Teixeira Gonçalves,Beatriz Oyama,Yang Zhang +12 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo (MASP) is presented in this paper.
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Vehicle emissions and PM2.5 mass concentrations in six Brazilian cities
Maria de Fátima Andrade,Regina Maura de Miranda,Adalgiza Fornaro,Americo Adlai Franco Sansigolo Kerr,Beatriz Oyama,Paulo Afonso de André,Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva +6 more
TL;DR: In this study, the contributions that vehicle emissions make to the urban fine particulate matter (PM2.5) mass in six state capitals in Brazil are quantified, collecting data for use in a larger project evaluating the impact of air pollution on human health.
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Vehicular particulate matter emissions in road tunnels in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Odón R. Sánchez-Ccoyllo,Rita Yuri Ynoue,Leila Droprinchinski Martins,Rosana Astolfo,Regina Maura de Miranda,Edmilson Dias de Freitas,Alessandro Santos Borges,Adalgiza Fornaro,Helber C. Freitas,Andréa Moreira,Maria de Fátima Andrade +10 more
TL;DR: This study presents emission factor data for fine particles, coarse particles, inhalable particulate matter and black carbon, as well as size distribution data for inhalate matter, in the Jânio Quadros and Maria Maluf road tunnels, both located in São Paulo.