Overview and Seasonality of PM10 and PM2.5 in Guayaquil, Ecuador

• Published in: Aerosol Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Moran-Zuloaga, Daniel, Merchan-Merchan, Wilson, Rodríguez-Caballero, Emilio, Hernick, Philip, Cáceres, Julio, Cornejo, Mauricio H.
• Other Authors: GLOB-CRUST project, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Pollution; General Materials Science; Environmental Chemistry; Guayaquil; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41810-021-00117-2; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41810-021-00117-2.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41810-021-00117-2/fulltext.html

Abstract The focus of this study is the assessment of total suspended particles (TSP) and particulate matter (PM) with various aerodynamic diameters in ambient air in Guayaquil, a city in Ecuador that features a tropical climate. The urban annual mean concentrations of TSP (Total Suspended Particles...