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Journal Article 
An Urban Air Pollution Early Warning System Based on PM2.5 Prediction Applied in Ploiesti City 
Oprea, M; Olteanu, M; Ianache, RT 
2017 
1 
Revista de Chimie
ISSN: 0034-7752
EISSN: 2668-8212 
68 
4 
858-863 
WOS:000400732400046 
Fine particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 mu m (i.e. PM2.5) is an air pollutant of special concern for urban areas due to its potential significant negative effects on human health, especially on children and elderly people. In order to reduce these effects, new tools based on PM2.5 monitoring infrastructures tailored to specific urban regions are needed by the local and regional environmental management systems for the provision of an expert support to decision makers in air quality planning for cities and also, to inform in real time the vulnerable population when PM2.5 related air pollution episodes occur. The paper focuses on urban air pollution early warning based on PM2.5 prediction. It describes the methodology used, the prediction approach, and the experimental system developed under the ROKIDAIR project for the analysis of PM2.5 air pollution level, health impact assessment and early warning of sensitive people in the Ploiesti city. The PM2.5 concentration evolution prediction is correlated with PM2.5 air pollution and health effects analysis, and the final result is processed by the ROKIDAIR Early Warning System (EWS) and sent as a message to the affected population via email or SMS. ROKIDAIR EWS is included in the ROKIDAIR decision support system. 
decision support system; early warning; air pollution; PM(2.5)prediction; PM(2.5)monitoring