Air quality assessment and pollution forecasting using artificial neural networks in Metropolitan Lima-Peru

CH Cordova, MNL Portocarrero, R Salas, R Torres… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The prediction of air pollution is of great importance in highly populated areas because it
directly impacts both the management of the city's economic activity and the health of its …

Association between air pollution in Lima and the high incidence of COVID-19: findings from a post hoc analysis

BV Vasquez-Apestegui, E Parras-Garrido, V Tapia… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People's
Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases …

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic control measures on air pollution in Lima metropolitan area, Peru in South America

JP Rojas, FR Urdanivia, RA Garay, AJ García… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2021 - Springer
The sanitary measures implemented to control and prevent an increase in infections due to
the COVID-19 pandemic have produced an improvement in the air quality of many urban …

The effect of urban green spaces on reduction of particulate matter concentration

DPM Junior, C Bueno, CM da Silva - Bulletin of environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In an urban scenario, one of the air pollutants most harmful to human health and
environmental is the particulate matter (PM). Considering that urban green areas can …

Increased Outdoor PM2.5 Concentration Is Associated with Moderate/Severe Anemia in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Lima, Peru

VC Morales-Ancajima, V Tapia, BN Vu… - … of environmental and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Anemia affects 1.62 billion people worldwide. Although iron deficiency is the main cause of
anemia, several other factors may explain its high prevalence. In this study, we sought to …

Association of PM2.5 concentration with health center outpatient visits for respiratory diseases of children under 5 years old in Lima, Peru

JE Davila Cordova, V Tapia Aguirre… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Lima is one of the more polluted cities in Latin America. High levels of PM 2.5
have been shown to increase health center outpatient visits of respiratory diseases. Methods …

Association between maternal exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Lima, Peru

VL Tapia, BV Vasquez, B Vu, Y Liu… - Journal of exposure …, 2020 - nature.com
The literature shows associations between maternal exposures to PM2. 5 and adverse
pregnancy outcomes. There are few data from Latin America. We have examined PM2. 5 …

Statistical modeling approach for PM10 prediction before and during confinement by COVID-19 in South Lima, Perú

RJ Cabello-Torres, MAP Estela, O Sánchez-Ccoyllo… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract A total of 188,859 meteorological-PM 10 data validated before (2019) and during
the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) were used. In order to predict PM 10 in two districts of South …

A machine learning approach to analyse ozone concentration in metropolitan area of Lima, Peru

N Carbo-Bustinza, M Belmonte, V Jimenez… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The main objective of this study is to model the concentration of ozone in the winter season
on air quality through machine learning algorithms, detecting its impact on population …

Time-series analysis of ambient PM2.5 and cardiorespiratory emergency room visits in Lima, Peru during 2010–2016

V Tapia, K Steenland, SE Sarnat, B Vu, Y Liu… - Journal of exposure …, 2020 - nature.com
Introduction There have been no time-series studies of air pollution in Peru. Here we
evaluate the effect of ambient PM2. 5 on emergency room (ER) visits in Lima. Methods We …