Beyond megacities: tracking air pollution from urban areas and biomass burning in Brazil

Abstract Most of the world’s population lives in rural areas or small to medium-sized cities (totalling 68% of the world population), all of which are impacted by distant air pollution sources. In Brazil, primary pollutant emissions have decreased in urban centres because of government actions, whil...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Squizzato, Thiago Nogueira, Leila D. Martins, Jorge A. Martins, Rosana Astolfo, Carolyne Bueno Machado, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Edmilson Dias de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00173-y