Some Aspects of Air Pollution in Córdoba, Argentina.

LUIS E. OLCESE; BEATRIZ M. TOSELLI

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Año: 2002 p. 299 - 299

font face="AdvTimes" size="1"> C!ordoba, as well as many other Latin American cities, is facingproblems concerningair pollution. The increase in the number of cars, the poor control on emissions and the little use of catalytic converters, produce a great amount of toxic gases and particulate. Many cities have started air quality measurement programs being the size of the network strongly dependent on the available funds. In 1995, C!ordoba started a measurement campaign with two mobile stations. A major part of the city has been characterized, mostly the city center and the suburban zone. Lack of data at the prevailingwind direction is the major shortcoming, but this is mainly a political decision. In this work, we review the