Urban trees and their relationship with air pollution by particulate matter and ozone in Santiago, Chile

M Préndez, M Araya, C Criollo, C Egas, I Farías… - Urban Climates in Latin …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

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 …

Urban trees and atmospheric pollutants in big cities: Effects in Madrid

C Calderon Guerrero - 2014 - oa.upm.es
Research about air pollution mitigation by urban trees was conducted in Madrid (Spain), a
southern European city with almost 4 M inhabitants, 2.8 M daily vehicles and 3 M trees …

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 …

Rapid urban growth, land-use changes and air pollution in Santiago, Chile

H Romero, M Ihl, A Rivera, P Zalazar, P Azocar - Atmospheric Environment, 1999 - Elsevier
This paper is a contribution to the understanding of the topoclimatic and environmental
geography of the basin where Santiago—one of the most polluted Latin American city–is …

Biogenic volatile organic compounds from the urban forest of the Metropolitan Region, Chile

M Préndez, V Carvajal, K Corada, J Morales… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Particulate Matter Concentration Intercepted by Trees of a Latin-American Megacity

C Zafra-Mejía, J Suárez-López, H Rondón-Quintana - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban areas with trees provide several ecosystem services to citizens. There is a growing
interest in ecosystem services for the removal of air pollutants such as particulate matter …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of urban forests to the ecosystem service of air quality in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

S Bonilla-Duarte, CC González, LC Rodríguez… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
A survey on pollutants that affect air quality was carried out at 27 points in the city of Santo
Domingo, National District. The removal of air pollutants was estimated in relation to the …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of vehicle emissions on physiology and health of five urban tree species in Bogota, Colombia

C Ramos-Montaño - Revista de Biología Tropical, 2020 - scielo.sa.cr
Introduction: Thanks to filtration by foliage, urban trees have a crucial role in air depuration.
However, the exposure to pollutants could reduce their health and physiological …

Measurement of aerosol particles, gases and flux radiation in the Pico de Orizaba National Park, and its relationship to air pollution transport

C Marquez, T Castro, A Muhlia, M Moya… - Atmospheric …, 2005 - Elsevier
Continuous atmospheric measurements were carried out at the Pico de Orizaba National
Park (PONP), Mexico, in order to evaluate the characteristics and sources of air quality. This …