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Spatial and seasonal evaluation of concentrations of total suspended particles and associated metallic elements in the air of a southeastern Brazilian city

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    Identificador:  imarina:5643770
    Autores:  Machado, Gabriel P; Alves, Renato I S; Senhuk, Ana Paula M S; Fregonesi, Brisa M; Zagui, Guilherme S; Nadal, Marti; Sierra, Jordi; Domingo, Josep L; Segura-Munoz, Susana, I
    Resumen:
    © 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.
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    Autor según el artículo: Machado, Gabriel P; Alves, Renato I S; Senhuk, Ana Paula M S; Fregonesi, Brisa M; Zagui, Guilherme S; Nadal, Marti; Sierra, Jordi; Domingo, Josep L; Segura-Munoz, Susana, I
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/es de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí
    Palabras clave: Urban; Tsp; Trace-elements; Standards; Risk-assessment; Pollution; Pm2.5; Metals; Industrial-areas; Hospital admissions; Heavy-metals; Fine particulate matter; Cardiovascular-diseases; Air quality
    Resumen: © 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.
    Áreas temáticas: 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
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 01004042
    Direcció de correo del autor: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat; marti.nadal@urv.cat
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2025-02-18
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://quimicanova.sbq.org.br/detalhe_artigo.asp?id=6851
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Quimica Nova. 42 (1): 28-35
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Machado, Gabriel P; Alves, Renato I S; Senhuk, Ana Paula M S; Fregonesi, Brisa M; Zagui, Guilherme S; Nadal, Marti; Sierra, Jordi; Domingo, Josep L; 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
    DOI del artículo: 10.21577/0100-4042.20170297
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2019
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Chemistry,Chemistry (Miscellaneous),Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
    Urban
    Tsp
    Trace-elements
    Standards
    Risk-assessment
    Pollution
    Pm2.5
    Metals
    Industrial-areas
    Hospital admissions
    Heavy-metals
    Fine particulate matter
    Cardiovascular-diseases
    Air quality
    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
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