Particulate matter in urban areas of south-central Chile exceeds air quality standards

C Molina, R Toro A, RGE Morales S… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2017 - Springer
This study analyzed air quality in terms of the concentrations of sub-10 μm (PM 10) and sub-
2.5 μm particulate matter (PM 2.5) recorded at 23 automated public monitoring stations …

Spatio-temporal distribution of particulate matter and wood-smoke tracers in Temuco, Chile: A city heavily impacted by residential wood-burning

ME Quinteros, E Blanco, J Sanabria… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Temuco, like most Southern Chile cities, has a long-standing air pollution problem
due to residential wood heating. Here, we study the temporal and spatial distribution of PM …

Use of data imputation tools to reconstruct incomplete air quality datasets: A case-study in Temuco, Chile

ME Quinteros, S Lu, C Blazquez, JP Cárdenas-R… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Missing data from air quality datasets is a common problem, but is much more severe in
small cities or localities. This poses a great challenge for environmental epidemiology as …

Evolution of air quality in Santiago: The role of mobility and lessons from the science-policy interface

L Gallardo, F Barraza, A Ceballos, M Galleguillos… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
Worldwide, urbanization constitutes a major and growing driver of global change and a
distinctive feature of the Anthropocene. Thus, urban development paths present …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on the air pollution of urban areas of central and southern Chile

K Morales-Solís, H Ahumada, JP Rojas… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2021 - aaqr.org
We present the effects of the confinement and physical distancing policies applied during
the COVID-19 pandemic on the concentrations of PM10, PM2. 5, NO, NO2 and O3 in 16 …

Increasing trends (2001–2018) in photochemical activity and secondary aerosols in Santiago, Chile

C Menares, L Gallardo, M Kanakidou… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the decline in partially (PM10) and fully (PM2. 5) inhalable particles observed in
recent decades, Santiago in Chile shows high levels of particle and ozone pollution …

Long-term airborne particle pollution assessment in the city of Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile

R Solís, R Toro, L Gomez, AM Vélez-Pereira, M López… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
An air pollution assessment in a small city located in the heart of Chilean Patagonia is
presented. Seven years (2014–2020) of PM concentration levels retrieved from two …

Unveiling spatial patterns of exposure and risk perception to air pollution: A case study in Chilean Patagonia

À Boso, S Ibarra, L Gómez, B Álvarez… - Society & Natural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Wood smoke pollution has emerged as a major public health issue in southern Chile. This
paper endeavors to find evidence of environmental inequity by looking into the spatial …

Long-term assessment and acute air pollution events in a mega-industrial area in Central Chile

R Toro, T Claramunt, F González, S Ávila… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
An evaluation of the air quality in the mega-industrial area of Quintero-Puchuncaví is
presented through the analysis of the concentration levels of PM 10, PM 2.5, SO 2, CO, O 3 …

Mathematical Modelling of Atmospheric Pollution in an Industrial Region with a View to Design an Information System Software for Ecological Situation.

A Aidosov, G Aidosov, N Zaurbekov… - Ekoloji …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
The paper deals with the issues of information system for monitoring and assessing the
ecological situation in an industrial region, based on the mathematical modelling of …