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- Title
Calidad del Aire y Enfermedades Respiratorias bajo Diversos Esquemas de Circulación Vial en Bucaramanga (Santander, Colombia).
- Authors
Orlandoni-Merli, Giampaolo; Ramoni-Perazzi, Josefa; Pérez Pulido, Miguel Oswaldo
- Abstract
Introduction. In 2017, the city of Bucaramanga attempted different vehicle restriction systems to improve traffic flow and air quality. These systems were: free circulation (PP0), limited restriction (PP1), and extended restriction (PP2). The Objective of this study was to compare the levels of the particulate matter (PM10) and tropospheric ozone (O3) through the three systems and evaluate their effect on air quality and its impact on the incidence of respiratory diseases. Materials and Methods. The information on meteorology variables and levels of pollutants per hour and day was provided by the Colombian Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies. The statistics on respiratory diseases were provided by the Ministry of Health and Environment of Bucaramanga. All statistical information relates to the year 2017.The comparison of levels of air pollutant was based on descriptive statistics, ANOVA tests, and density functions. The analysis of the factors affecting the incidence of respiratory diseases relied on a Poisson regression model, with meteorology variables combined into factors based on principal component analysis. Results. ANOVA indicates significant differences in average levels of PM10 among sytems. Density functions show a substantial reduction of PM10 under PP2. In the Poisson model, O3 ended up being not statistically significant; the number of cases of respiratory diseases was significantly lower under PP2 and decreases with the level of PM10. Conclusions. The PP2 scheme allows a 48 % environmental gain in PM10; under PP1 this gain is less than 3 %. None of the schemes seems to contribute to reducing the already low concentrations of O3. A 10 % reduction in PM10 reduces the number of reported cases of respiratory diseases by 5.6 %. The study supports the adoption of the PP2 system.
- Subjects
BUCARAMANGA (Colombia); AIR quality; RESPIRATORY diseases; HEALTH policy; HEALTH planning; HEALTH management; ENVIRONMENTAL health; AIR pollutants
- Publication
Revista Lasallista de Investigación, 2021, Vol 18, Issue 1, p100
- ISSN
1794-4449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22507/rli.v18n1a7