Analysis of NO2, NH3 and TPM in Paranaguá - PR Atmosphere

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https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2020v9i1.p212-229

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Air Pollution, Ports, Paranaguá

Abstract

Harbor areas are the center of economic activities: nevertheless, they also generate environmental impacts including a plethora of air pollution sources. The consequences of air pollution on the health of the local population is a major the environmental risk. Paranaguá has its economy based on port activity, the port of Paranaguá is one of the most important in Brazil, and the biggest grain exporter in Latin America. In this study, we used a small volume sampler to assess the ammonia (NH3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations. We also used a (large volume sampler) apparatus AGV for the determination of suspended total particulate matter (TPM). The samples were collected within period of a year. The annual average for nitrogen dioxide, ammonia and suspended particulate matter was 12.9 ± 7.41 μg/m3, 3.61 ± 3.82 μg/m3 and 73,91 μg/m³ ± 36,71 μg/m³ respectively. These data were related to environmental variables by statistical analysis, using the R software. The annual averages of the pollutants sampled were compared to the results obtained in surveys around the world, and Paranaguá presented results were close to levels founded in large urban environments.

Author Biographies

Felipe Foroni Cota Souza, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Edipo Vinicius Tagliatela, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Bruno Martins Gurgatz, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Doutorado em andamento em Sistemas Costeiros e Oceânicos pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil.

Luciano Fernandes Huergo, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. 

Doutorado em Ciências (Bioquímica) pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil; com período sanduíche em John Innes Centre. Docente na Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. 

Rodrigo Arantes Reis, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. 

Doutorado em Ciências (Bioquímica) pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil; com período sanduíche em Karl-Franzens-University Graz. Docente na Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. 

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2020-03-04

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SOUZA, Felipe Foroni Cota; TAGLIATELA, Edipo Vinicius; GURGATZ, Bruno Martins; HUERGO, Luciano Fernandes; REIS, Rodrigo Arantes. Analysis of NO2, NH3 and TPM in Paranaguá - PR Atmosphere. Fronteiras - Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. 212–229, 2020. DOI: 10.21664/2238-8869.2020v9i1.p212-229. Disponível em: https://revistas2.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/2938. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.