Author, as appears in the article.: Machado G; Alves R; Senhuk A; Fregonesi B; Zagui G; Nadal M; Sierra J; Domingo J; Segura-Muñoz S

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí

Keywords: Urban Tsp Trace-elements Standards Risk-assessment Pollution Pm2.5 Metals Industrial-areas Hospital admissions Heavy-metals Fine particulate matter Cardiovascular-diseases Air quality

Abstract: © 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica. All Rights Reserved. The present study evaluated the concentrations of Total Suspended Particles (TSP) and associated metals in three distinct regions of Ribeirão Preto city (Center City, Campus and Airport) in the dry and rainy seasons. There were no significant differences (p < 0.05) in TSP and metals concentrations between the sampling sites, except for Cu, Cr and Zn. Seasonal variation was observed for TSP and the following associated metals: As, Be, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn and V, being the highest concentrations observed in the dry period. The TSP concentrations did not exceed the air quality standards in São Paulo state, but these can cause harm to the population health, especially in the dry season. Cadmium was the only element that exceeded the WHO air quality guidelines in two consecutive samplings in the Center City and the Airport during the dry season. In this way, preventive measures should be taken through public policies to improve local air quality control and reduce the health risks to the population.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Linguística e literatura Interdisciplinar Historia Geografía Geociências General chemistry Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Educação física Educação Economia Comunicação e informação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência política e relações internacionais Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Chemistry, multidisciplinary Chemistry (miscellaneous) Chemistry (all) Chemistry Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Artes / música Arquitetura e urbanismo Antropologia / arqueologia

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 01004042

Author's mail: marti.nadal@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470

Record's date: 2023-02-22

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://quimicanova.sbq.org.br/detalhe_artigo.asp?id=6851

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Quimica Nova. 42 (1): 28-35

APA: Machado G; Alves R; Senhuk A; Fregonesi B; Zagui G; Nadal M; Sierra J; Domingo J; Segura-Muñoz S (2019). Spatial and seasonal evaluation of concentrations of total suspended particles and associated metallic elements in the air of a southeastern Brazilian city. Quimica Nova, 42(1), 28-35. DOI: 10.21577/0100-4042.20170297

Article's DOI: 10.21577/0100-4042.20170297

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications