Pollution Dispersion in the city of Augsburg in Blender

<p>This video presents the current state of traffic pollution in the city of Augsburg, Germany. This is a high resolution output&nbsp;of synthesizing satellite imagery with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results via Blender software. The demonstration of road traffic air pollution is based on real data from local air quality measurements. Also, the video shows the situation at a bus shelter which is located on a traffic median in the middle of&nbsp;two opposite roads where several people are waiting every day. Pollutant concentrations are quite high and become more diluted as they rise higher. Then, a solution of planting a series of four trees along the median and next to the station is presented. Planting trees is an effective strategy for passive mitigation of personal exposure to pollution. The concentrations of pollution in front and to the left of the station are&nbsp;considerably lower, making people inhale lower concentrations of pollution on a daily basis.&nbsp;The use of appropriate tools for producing animation in presenting scientific outputs is an important step in effectively promoting environmental strategies. Moreover, there is simplicity in presenting the existing situation and alternative possible scenarios in great accuracy and analysis.The visualization tools used to disseminate this type of scientific outputs are now a necessity in order to sensitize people and to demand the implementation of environmental measures that have as a principle the protection of their health.</p>