The present study focuses on the treatment and analysis of air quality
data obtained at two sampling points: Leça do Balio and Vila Nova da
Telha, located approximately 3 km around the incineration plant LIPOR
II (Fig. 1). Both sites are located in the outskirts of the city of Porto and
are part of the Metropolitan Area of Porto. The Metropolitan Area of
Porto corresponds to 2% (2042 Km2) of the Portuguese territorial area
with around 1.7 million citizens that correspond to 17% of the Portuguese
population.