Evaluación de la contaminación del aire por la quema del diablo
Keywords:
Air quality, burning the devil, particulate matter, PM10, PM2.5, healthAbstract
The burning of the devil held every year on December 7th at 18:00 hours is a Guatemalan tradition, which consists to make bonfires on the street. The air pollution in Guatemala City by this has only been qualitatively evaluated or based on emissions estimations, so it is necessary to quantify the pollution of air when the event is presented. Air quality sensors that measure the particle size with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) and 10 micrometers (PM10) were installed, the measurement increased at 00:00 and it was completed after 24 hours. The range for PM2.5 with average values is between 15 to 8 µg m-3 and a maximum of 152 µg m-3 and for PM10 averages 26 to 14 µg m-3 and a maximum of 267 µg m-3. The results indicated in the period between 18:00 and 21:30, increased the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 particles, from 22:40, it had peaks of the PM2.5 and PM10 due to the pollution carried by the prevailing winds from the northeast and east-northeast, with averages that exceed the limits allowed by the guidelines of the World Health Organization from 2005, for PM2.5 particulate matter 25 µg m-3 and PM10 50 µg m-3.
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