Atmospheric lead in downtown Guatemala City

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00095a008· OSTI ID:5656936

Durando, M L; Aragon, S R

Atomic absorption (AA) analysis was employed to determine, for the first time in this country, lead concentrations in aerosols collected in Nuclepore filter media during the months of February and March (1980) in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In particular, the lead in the atmospheric fine particulate was measured in different downtown locations around noontime and in a single location at 1-h intervals throughout the day. The first was used to study short-term variations from one location to the other, and the second one was used to correlate parameters such as traffic density and wind velocity with the levels of airborne lead on the same day. In addition, this paper presents a brief discussion of the lead content in Guatemalan gasoline, the lead levels in street dusts, and the total suspended particulate matter in downtown Guatemala City.

• Research Organization: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City
• OSTI ID: 5656936
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
AUTOMOBILES
CENTRAL AMERICA
COLLOIDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
DUSTS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GASOLINE
GUATEMALA
LATIN AMERICA
LEAD
LIQUID FUELS
METALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
QUANTITY RATIO
SOLS
URBAN AREAS
VEHICLES
WASTES