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Groenenboom, Max (author)Sound pollution is becoming an increasingly pressing issue in today’s world. To effectively address it, it must be measured. To this end, Serval was developed, an edge-ai powered sound recognition solution. Its lack of accuracy, however, makes it difficult to deploy. This thesis examines the potential for improving this solution while staying...master thesis 2024
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Goudswaard, Rik (author)Aircraft emissions can pose a health threat by degrading air quality. The actual pollution footprint of aircraft is however not well understood. This research therefore explores the potential of performing near-runway measurements with low-cost sensor nodes to analyse the plume composition and pollutant contribution of individual aircraft. The...master thesis 2023
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Preston, Lanie (author)Flying has become increasingly accessible in the last few decades, leading to enormous growth in aircraft traffic worldwide. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is the fourth-busiest airport in Europe based on passenger traffic, and noise pollution from the airport affects over 63,000 individuals daily. This study aims to determine if the presence of...master thesis 2023
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Rzeplińska, Lidia (author)Ammonia shows great potential for decarbonizing the road transportation sector because it does not produce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions during combustion. On the other hand, ammonia-fueled engines emit gases such as (unburned) ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>), and nitrogen oxides (NO)<sub>x</sub>, which contribute to air pollution and adversely impact human...master thesis 2023
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Qi, Lei (author)Air pollution poses a significant threat to human health globally, with Southeast Asia being one of the most affected regions. Chiang Mai, as the largest cultivated area in northern Thailand, faces severe haze pollution due to traditional farming practices, especially during the burning season. As urban areas encroach upon agricultural land and...master thesis 2023
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Nelen, Rick (author)Previous studies have estimated that over 16,000 annual early deaths are induced by global aviation emissions. Combined with a growing industry, this calls for sustainable developments to reduce the negative impact on human health. However, the potential application of more sustainable technologies varies amongst aircraft size and range. Thus,...master thesis 2023
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Heijnen, Sabine (author)One of the biggest challenges of the century is the fight against global warming. In all sectors people are doing their best to reduce their carbon footprints and their impact on the environment. In the energy sector this is done by making use of renewable energy sources (RES), such as wind turbines, instead of fossil fuels. This transition to...master thesis 2023
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Fradera Soler, Pau (author)Pollution in urban environments is increasingly becoming a major concern for our societies which, together with the increasingly powerful capabilities provided by computational fluid dynamics (CFD), has made pollution dispersion a common topic of research during the last two decades. Several factors are relevant to the dispersion of pollutants...master thesis 2023
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Hallie, Aileen (author)Light can be a wonderful thing. It allows one to see in the dark. Since the development of lamps, the intention has been to eliminate darkness from the night, as darkness is associated with danger, demons, the unknown, and all sorts of ‘scary’ things that lurk in the dark. Although light is helpful, dark nights are also needed. Not only did...master thesis 2023
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Koole, Elsemieke (author)This thesis addresses the problem of light pollution in cities, caused by public lighting. Currently, 99% of American and European citizens live under light-polluted skies (Falchi et al, 2016). Light pollution has measurable negative effects, as it increases energy consumption, disrupts ecosystems and wildlife and harms human health (IDA, 2013)....master thesis 2022
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Grosfeld, Jakob (author)Plastic pollution and accumulation in the riverine environment is of increasing concern. While most research focuses on microplastic contamination, the dynamics of macrolitter remain largely unknown. Large scale riverbank monitoring initiatives in the Netherlands reveal that macrolitter hotspots occur at several locations. Unfortunately, current...master thesis 2022
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Sadhna Jagannathan, Sadhna (author)As industrialization advances rapidly in pursuit of refining the quality of human life, there has been a release of organic micropollutants (OMPs) such as pharmaceuticals into various water reserves. This has endangered the ecosystem and the possibilities of water recovery. Commonly used tertiary wastewater treatment technologies have proven to,...master thesis 2022
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Wang, Jiaqi (author)In the past few decades, urbanisation in China has been witnessed with great speed. While this has brought a rocketing economy and improved citizens’ average living standards, it does not come without any expense. Such intensive urban sprawling and industrialization in China has added up a great risk to upcoming climate challenges, especially...master thesis 2022
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Steenkamp, Teun (author)Plastic, the material that took the world in the 1950’s is nowadays not only seen<br/>positively. Plastic is literally everywhere and our modern way of life would not even be possible without it. However, when not managed and treated correctly plastic can affect modern day life significantly posing environmental risks and possible human health...master thesis 2022
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Lijkendijk, Wesley (author)Deponija Settlement is a Romani settlement that gradually grew on an old landfill site along the Danube and near the city center of Belgrade, Serbia. Large developments on this plot of land would be expensive because of the required extensive soil preparations. This creates the opportunity for the more than hundred families to stay on this plot...master thesis 2021
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Vallendar, André (author)Plastic pollution is one of the most challenging global environmental problems. Currently, more than 1000 rivers transport approximately 80% of the plastic influx into the oceans. Naturally, more and more companies are interested in tackling this problem. One of them is Noria Sustainable Innovators, a company based in Delft (Netherlands). It is...master thesis 2021
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Hemingway, Katrina (author)Beirut is a catastrophically polluted place; the foul garbage piling up on the streets, high level of air pollution and rapid privatisation of green spaces are all causes of such an ill-treated palimpsest city which has quickly declined into this condition. Today Beirut relies heavily on its port, which has been conceived from the sea like its...master thesis 2021
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Murawska, Kinga (author)The proximity of rivers stimulated the development of the economy and culture of civilizations throughout the ages. Consequently, the advancements in technology allowed people to influence the riverine systems. In riparian areas, such as the Vistula River Delta, the river was regulated and the land was reclaimed to accommodate agriculture,...master thesis 2021
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Apostolopoulou, Olympia (author)In the last few decades, air pollution constitutes a major global problem that results in adverse effects on human’s health, nature and the built environment. Many abatement strategies have been adopted for its combat in all these different fields. This graduation project focuses on the built environment and tackles the application of TiO2 on...master thesis 2021
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Maes, Jeff (author)A lowcost multipollutant sensor box is developed, calibrated and deployed to quantify aviationattributable air quality impacts at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The sensor box contains four lowcost electrochemical gas sensors that respond to CO, NO, NO2 and O3 concentrations in ambient air. Additional sensors in the sensor box allow the...master thesis 2021