Chile's capital in the Metropolitan Region has an atmosphere polluted especially by
particulate matter in winter and by ozone in summer. Trees are used as a natural strategy for …

Tropospheric ozone is a secondary pollutant whose primary sources are volatile organic
compounds and nitrogen oxides. The national standard is exceeded on a third of summer …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a central role in atmospheric chemistry. In this
work, VOCs in the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro were determined using the TO-15 …

Anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (AVOCs) represent the third largest contribution
in gaseous emissions in the urban and peri-urban region of Santiago, the capital of Chile …

Thirteen volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were quantified at three sites in southwestern
Mexico City from July 2000 to February 2001. High concentrations of different VOCs were …

Abstract Most Latin American cities have air quality problems owing to high levels of
particulate matter and ozone. By 2050, it is expected that more than 80% of Latin Americans …

The isoprenoid emission of sacred fir (Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham.), patula pine
(Pinus patula Schiede, Schltdl. & Cham.) and net-leaf oak (Quercus rugosa Née) was …

Research on biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions has mainly focused on
native species in natural ecosystems. However, much of the ozone and aerosol formation …

Emission characteristics of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs)(such as isoprene
and monoterpenes) emitted from major species of street trees and urban forests by …

Background: Air pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world, and it is generated by
industrial production, vehicular flow and use of fossil fuels, leaving aside other important …