Association between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 and distance from heavy traffic roads in the Mexico City metropolitan area Asociación entre las mediciones de PM2.5 por absorbancia y la distancia a vías de alto tráfico en la zona metropolitana de la Ciudad de México

Association between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 and distance from heavy traffic roads in the Mexico City metropolitan area Asociación entre las mediciones de PM2.5 por absorbancia y la distancia a vías de alto tráfico en la zona metropolitana de la Ciudad de México

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 at various distances from heavy traffic roads and diesel vehicle counts in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PM2.5 samples were obtained from June 2003-June 2005 in three MCMA regions. Light absorption (b abs) in a...

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Main Authors: Marlene Cortez-Lugo, Consuelo Escamilla-Núñez, Albino Barraza-Villarreal, José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Judith Chow, John Watson, Leticia Hernández-Cadena, Isabelle Romieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2013-04-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
carbono
emisiones vehiculares
avenidas
diesel
México
Carbon
vehicle emissions
roads
diesel exhaust
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342013000200006

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