Association between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 and distance from heavy traffic roads in the Mexico City metropolitan area Asociación entre las mediciones de PM2.5 por absorbancia y la distancia a vías de alto tráfico en la zona metropolitana de la Ciudad de México

• Main Authors: Marlene Cortez-Lugo (Author), Consuelo Escamilla-Núñez (Author), Albino Barraza-Villarreal (Author), José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador (Author), Judith Chow (Author), John Watson (Author), Leticia Hernández-Cadena (Author), Isabelle Romieu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 at various distances from heavy traffic roads and diesel vehicle counts in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PM2.5 samples were obtained from June 2003-June 2005 in three MCMA regions. Light absorption (b abs) in a...