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Variation of Air Quality in Four Districts of Lima in the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Leslie Ananos-Valladares
  • , Mary Delgado N Pereda
  • , Rita Cabello Torres
  • , Patricia Reynoso Quispe
  • , Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzales
  • , Emigdio Antonio Alfaro Paredes

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the variation of air quality parameters: PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and O3 in four districts of Lima-Peru (Carabayllo, San Juan de Lurigancho, Villa María del Triunfo, and Jesús María) in the period 2015-2019 and 2020-2021. Likewise, the ozone variability in the Carabayllo district was modelled. Pollutant concentration data were collected from the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (SENAMHI) from the 4 stations located in the aforementioned districts. The data was processed with the IBM SPSS Statistics v.25 software. A statistically significant decrease was observed between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2021 periods in pollutants PM10, PM2.5, and NO2, in the four monitoring stations, mainly because the country entered in a state of emergency (quarantine due to COVID -19). However, an increase in O3 was observed, attributed to the decrease in NOX concentrations. Finally, the gamma generalized linear model represented 87.6% of the ozone variability in the Carabayllo district, showing a good fit for the field data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2022 - Conference Proceedings
EditorsVictor Manuel Fontalvo Morales
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665465250
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022
Event2022 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2022 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: 5 Oct 20227 Oct 2022

Publication series

Name2022 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2022 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference2022 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2022
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period5/10/227/10/22

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  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
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