ISSS608 2018-19 T1 Assign Soo Zhi Kai Conclusion
Sofia City's Air Pollution Problem Analysis
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Conclusion & Comments
Top 3 insights
1) The environmental temperature is the largest meteorological factor to the pollution level. It affects the level of dispersion of these particulate matters from Sofia City. There is an urgent need to come up with measures to care of the citizens, especially the sick and vulnerable, during the winter months.
2) The vast increase in the number of citizens' measuring devices indicates a keen awareness of the problem and show that the community is willing to assist the authorities in eradicating the pollution. The missing data points and However, the lack of data on the sources of pollution does not allow an analysis on which source is the largest contributing factor to the situation. Having data on the sources, factor and outcome will allow for a wholesome examination.
3) The movement of service trucks and sightseeing guests/coaches all night long. We observed that unlike the campers, the service trucks and sightseeing coaches move along the connecting paths all night long, going from one side of the preserve to another. The constant traffic at night might be a nuisance to the birds’ life, and caused the birds to migrate to other quieter places outside the preserve.
The official stations are all within a radius a 4 mi from each other It will be ideal for the stations to be located at various altitude or parts of the cities with possibly different temperature recordings. This would assist the authorities with the city planning, keeping away from sources of pollution as well as these basins of harmful particulate matters.
