Respiratory disease and particulate air pollution in Santiago Chile: contribution of erosion particles from fine sediments.

Autor: Garcia-Chevesich PA; Instituto Forestal, Santiago, Chile; Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, PO Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA. Electronic address: pablogarciach@gmail.com., Alvarado S; División de Epidemiología, Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile., Neary DG; USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA., Valdes R; Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, PO Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA; Facultad de Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile., Valdes J; Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, PO Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA., Aguirre JJ; Instituto Forestal, Santiago, Chile., Mena M; Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile., Pizarro R; Facultad de Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile. Electronic address: rpizarro@utalca.cl., Jofré P; Instituto Forestal, Santiago, Chile., Vera M; Facultad de Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile., Olivares C; Facultad de Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) [Environ Pollut] 2014 Apr; Vol. 187, pp. 202-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.028
Abstrakt: Air pollution in Santiago is a serious problem every winter, causing thousands of cases of breathing problems within the population. With more than 6 million people and almost two million vehicles, this large city receives rainfall only during winters. Depending on the frequency of storms, statistics show that every time it rains, air quality improves for a couple of days, followed by extreme levels of air pollution. Current regulations focus mostly on PM10 and PM2.5, due to its strong influence on respiratory diseases. Though more than 50% of the ambient PM10s in Santiago is represented by soil particles, most of the efforts have been focused on the remaining 50%, i.e. particulate material originating from fossil and wood fuel combustion, among others. This document emphasizes the need for the creation of erosion/sediment control regulations in Chile, to decrease respiratory diseases on Chilean polluted cities.
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