Beyond megacities: tracking air pollution from urban areas and biomass burning in Brazil

Autor(es)

Squizzato, Rafaela ^[1] ; Nogueira, Thiago ^[1] ; Martins, Leila D. ; Martins, Jorge A. ^[2] ; Astolfo, Rosana ^[1] ; Machado, Carolyne Bueno ^[1] ; Andrade, Maria de Fatima ^[1] ; de Freitas, Edmilson Dias ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Dept Ciencias Atmosfer, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Tecnol Fed Parana, Londrina, PR - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; v. 4, n. 1 MAR 17 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Most of the world's population lives in rural areas or small to medium-sized cities (totalling 68% of the world population), all of which are impacted by distant air pollution sources. In Brazil, primary pollutant emissions have decreased in urban centres because of government actions, while secondary pollutants such as surface ozone (O-3) increased. In addition, O-3 and its precursors can be worsening air quality in areas already affected by biofuels production, especially ethanol. We provide almost 3 months of hourly data (June 7, 2019 to August 25, 2019) for concentrations of O-3, CO2 and other priority pollutants from a mobile station positioned to distinguish among pollutant plumes (biomass burning, metropolitan area of SAo Paulo (MASP) and other cities). Although the concentrations of O-3 and CO2 were highest in the plumes from biomass burning, the MASP accounted for up to 80% of the O-3 concentration in communities over 200km away. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/18438-0 - Área Metropolitana de São Paulo: abordagem integrada mudanças climáticas e qualidade do ar, METROCLIMA MASP
• Beneficiário: Maria de Fátima Andrade
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 17/17047-0 - O ciclo de vida de aerossóis e nuvens na Amazônia: emissões biogênicas, emissões de queimadas e impactos no ecossistema
• Beneficiário: Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Temático