A study of dust airborne particles collected by vehicular traffic from the atmosphere of southern megalopolis Mexico City

Abstract This study was made to assess airborne dust by sampling particles trapped in car air filters (CAFs) of Mexico City. The CAFs dust was analyzed by optical microscopy and SEM–EDX. The optical microscopy revealed that the dust contains organic matter; insect and plant debris and inorganic matt...

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Main Authors: Martin Gerardo Rodriguez, Birmania Heredia Rivera, Melvin Rodriguez Heredia, Birmania Rodriguez Heredia, Rodolfo Gonzalez Segovia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Environmental Systems Research
Subjects:
Air
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40068-019-0143-3