Browsing by Subject "Air Pollution"
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Association Between Air Pollution in Lima and the High Incidence of COVID-19: Findings from a Post Hoc Analysis
Vasquez-Apestegui, Vanessa; Parras-Garrido, Enrique; Tapia, Vilma; Paz-Aparicio, Valeria M.; Rojas Quincho, Jhojan Pool; Sánchez-Ccoyllo, Odón R.; Gonzales, Gustavo F.
(PubMed Central, 2020-07)Acceso abiertoUntil June 12, 2020, there were 6,308 deaths and 220,749 SARS-CoV-2 positive cases in Peru. In Lima, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in all metropolitan areas was 2,382. The case-fatality rate at the national level ... -
Association between air pollution in Lima and the high incidence of COVID-19: findings from a post hoc analysis
Vasquez-Apestegui, Bertha; Parras-Garrido, Enrique; Tapia, Vilma; Paz-Aparicio, Valeria M.; Rojas Quincho, Jhojan Pool; Sanchez-Ccoyllo, Odón R.; Gonzales, Gustavo F.
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2021)Acceso abiertoBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People’s Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases occurred. Some countries have a higher rate of infections ... -
Determination of anthropogenic and biogenic compounds on atmospheric aerosol collected in urban, biomass burning and forest areas in São Paulo, Brazil
Vasconcellos, P.; Souza, D.Z.; Sánchez Ccoyllo, Odón; Bustillos, J.O.V.; Lee, H.; Santos, F.C.; Nascimento, K.H.; Araújo, M.P.; Saarnio, K.
(Elsevier B.V., 2010-11)Acceso cerradoThis study was conducted at three sites of different characteristics in São Paulo State: São Paulo (SPA), Piracicaba (PRB) and Mata Atlântica Forest (MAT). PM10, n-alkanes, pristane and phytane, PAHs, water-soluble ions ... -
Determination of atmospheric aerosol components in an urban area to evaluate the air quality and identify the sources of contamination
Bedregal, Patricia; Ubillus, Marco; Cáceres-Rivero, Cynthia; Olivera, Paula; Garay Saravia, Roy Antonio; Rojas Quincho, Jhojan Pool; Zafra, Rafael; Urdanivia Lermo, Franceso Renato
(Springer, 2023-02-15)Acceso abiertoThe need to generate objective evidence and reliable information for decision makers to improve environmental policies for a better air quality, led us to evaluate the atmospheric aerosol components in the urban area of ... -
The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Air Pollution of Urban Areas of Central and Southern Chile
Morales-Solís, Karina; Ahumada, Hernán; Rojas Quincho, Jhojan Pool; Urdanivia Lermo, Francesco Renato; Catalán, Francisco; Claramunt, Tomas; Toro A., Richard; Manzano, Carlos A.; Leiva-Guzmán, Manuel A.
(AAGR Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021)Acceso abiertoWe present the effects of the confinement and physical distancing policies applied during the COVID-19 pandemic on the concentrations of PM10, PM2.5, NO, NO2 and O3 in 16 cities in central and southern Chile. The period ...
