Stephanie Martínez Morales, Julia Griselda Cerón Bretón, Noel Carbajal, Rosa Maria Cerón Bretón, Reyna Lara Severino, Jonathan D W Kahl, Jair Rafael Carrillo Ávila, Simón Eduardo Carranco Lozada, Alberto Espinosa Guzmán, Ildefonso Esteban Pech Pech, Rocío Garcia Martinez, Juan Carlos Robles Heredia, Guadalupe Hernández López, Jose Angel Solís Canul, Martha Patricia Uc Chi
ABSTRACT: A field study was carried out in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey (MAM), the second most populated city in Mexico, characterized by increasing urbanization, high traffic density, and intense industrial activity. These characteristics commonly present high concentrations of air pollutants leading to the degradation of air quality. PM2.5 was analyzed for heavy metals at two urban sites located within the MAM (Juarez and San Bernabe) in order to determine sources, health risk, morphology, and elemental content during the COVID-19 pandemic (autumn 2020 and spring 2021)...
May 18, 2023: Air Quality, Atmosphere, & Health