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Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems

Air pollution is the accumulation in the air of concentrations of various substances that can cause damage to ecosystems. It is not only a consequence of industrialization in or near urban centers, but also it is necessary to consider factors such as vehicle fleet size and poor road infrastructure....

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Autores Principales:	Singh, María, Fábrega, José
Formato:	Artículo
Idioma:	Español
Publicado:	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 2016
Materias:	Atmosphere, air pollution, mobile sources, ozone, geographic information systems. Atmósfera, contaminación atmosférica, fuentes móviles, ozono, sistemas de información geográfica
Acceso en línea:	http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1237 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/1764

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spelling	RepoUTP17642019-12-06T14:50:26Z Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems Aproximación espacial de concentraciones de gases productos de fuentes móviles de la ciudad de Panamá, utilizando sistemas de información geográfica Singh, María Fábrega, José Atmosphere, air pollution, mobile sources, ozone, geographic information systems. Atmósfera, contaminación atmosférica, fuentes móviles, ozono, sistemas de información geográfica Air pollution is the accumulation in the air of concentrations of various substances that can cause damage to ecosystems. It is not only a consequence of industrialization in or near urban centers, but also it is necessary to consider factors such as vehicle fleet size and poor road infrastructure. In Panama, the concern for air pollution comes from the 90s, with the approval of the law No. 36 of 1996 that established the Specialized Analysis Institute (IEA in Spanish) at the University of Panama (UP). This institute has the responsibility to install and maintain a network of stations to measure and analyze air pollution parameters at a national level, specially those produced by internal combustion engines. Panama is considered as the Central American city with the highest air pollution index, due to the impact produced by emissions from the transport sector (Swisscontact 1999). In this article, we analyzed the relationship between population density vs ozone, by employing Geographic Information System (GIS) over monthly averaged data en μg/m3, for 2005, 2008 and 2010. Influence zones of each one of the four monitoring station evaluated were also used. Finally, it was found that highest ozone concentrations were found in areas with highest population density. La contaminación atmosférica es la acumulación en el aire de concentraciones de diferentes sustancias que pueden ocasionar daños en los ecosistemas. La misma no es consecuencia única de la industrialización en o cerca de centros urbanos, también deben considerarse otros factores como el parque vehicular y la mala infraestructura vial. La preocupación por la contaminación atmosférica en Panamá surge a partir de los años 90, cuando la Ley No. 36 de 1996 estableció que el Instituto Especializado de Análisis (IEA) de la Universidad de Panamá (UP), tiene la obligación de instalar y mantener una red de medición de la contaminación del aire producida principalmente por motores de combustión interna, a nivel nacional. Panamá es considerada como la ciudad centroamericana con mayor índice de contaminación en el aire, esto debido al impacto que producen las emisiones generadas por el transporte. En este estudio se utilizó el Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG) para analizar el comportamiento del ozono respecto a la densidad de población, con base en las áreas de influencia. Los datos de ozono se presentan en concentraciones promedios mensuales (μg/m3). Se confeccionaron mapas de contaminación de ozono y de densidad de población para los años 2005, 2008 y 2010. Se encontró que las zonas con densidades de población alta tienen mayores niveles de contaminación por ozono. 2016-12-13 2017-07-28T13:56:59Z 2017-07-28T13:56:59Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1237 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/1764 spa http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1237/1270 http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1237/html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf text/html Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 2219-6714 1680-8894 I+D Tecnológico; Vol. 12, Núm. 2 (2016): Revista I+D Tecnológico; 68-78
institution	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
collection	Repositorio UTP – Ridda2
language	Español
topic	Atmosphere, air pollution, mobile sources, ozone, geographic information systems. Atmósfera, contaminación atmosférica, fuentes móviles, ozono, sistemas de información geográfica
spellingShingle	Atmosphere, air pollution, mobile sources, ozone, geographic information systems. Atmósfera, contaminación atmosférica, fuentes móviles, ozono, sistemas de información geográfica Singh, María Fábrega, José Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
description	Air pollution is the accumulation in the air of concentrations of various substances that can cause damage to ecosystems. It is not only a consequence of industrialization in or near urban centers, but also it is necessary to consider factors such as vehicle fleet size and poor road infrastructure. In Panama, the concern for air pollution comes from the 90s, with the approval of the law No. 36 of 1996 that established the Specialized Analysis Institute (IEA in Spanish) at the University of Panama (UP). This institute has the responsibility to install and maintain a network of stations to measure and analyze air pollution parameters at a national level, specially those produced by internal combustion engines. Panama is considered as the Central American city with the highest air pollution index, due to the impact produced by emissions from the transport sector (Swisscontact 1999). In this article, we analyzed the relationship between population density vs ozone, by employing Geographic Information System (GIS) over monthly averaged data en μg/m3, for 2005, 2008 and 2010. Influence zones of each one of the four monitoring station evaluated were also used. Finally, it was found that highest ozone concentrations were found in areas with highest population density.
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author	Singh, María Fábrega, José
author_sort	Singh, María
title	Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
title_short	Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
title_full	Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
title_fullStr	Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
title_full_unstemmed	Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems
title_sort	spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in panama city, using geographic information systems
publisher	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
publishDate	2016
url	http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1237 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/1764
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Spatial approximation of gas concentrations resulting from mobile sources in Panama City, using geographic information systems

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