Receptor models have been widely used for the source apportionment of airborne
particulate matter. However, in the last 10 years, the use of factor analysis-based models …

Within the framework of the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) Code Against
Cancer 1st edition, the current work presents recommendations to reduce exposure to …

Temuco is a mid-size city representative of severe wood smoke pollution in southern Chile;
however, little is known about the indoor air quality in this region. A field measurement …

Abstract A Chemical Mass Balance (CMB) model has been applied to source apportionment
of PM 2.5 in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu. The study explored the sensitivity of the …

Air pollution represents a serious environmental concern in both developed and developing
nations, with harmful effects on human health and populations' well-being. The literature …

Oxidative potential (OP) has gained attention as a parameter that can reveal the ability of
different properties of particulate matter (PM) to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) as …

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 …

Temuco, a medium-sized city in the south of Chile, is heavily impacted by residential wood-
burning particularly in winter, which causes strong episodes of air pollution. We spatially …

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 …

Residential wood stoves are the most important source of air pollution and particulate matter
in southern regions of Chile, where the Eucalyptus globulus is the most consumed biomass …