Survey of the Processes Involved in the Concentration of Particulate Matter in the Municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil

Authors

  • Fernanda do Nascimento Faria Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
  • Kargean Vianna Barbosa Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
  • Osmane Pessanha Ribeiro Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/2177-4560.v12n12018p57-88

Keywords:

Air pollution, Particulate matter, Air quality

Abstract

This study analyses the air monitoring data from the region of Campos dos Goytacazes (Brazil) concerning the years of 2012, 2013 and 2015, by collecting data containing mass values of airborne particles. The whole set of data was obtained from the large volume samplers (Hi-Vol) of INEA - State Environmental Institute, and it was only taken into consideration the factors that were considerably influential: automotive vehicle flow; population increase; occurrence of cane fields burnings; and also climatological factors (precipitation index, obtained from INMET - National Institute of Meteorology). Furthermore, a statistical work was carried out in order to note any tendentious observance and/or to fill any absence of data. It was noticed that the rainfall regime played an important role in the settlement of the airborne particles, establishing an inversely proportional ratio. The population growth, associated to the increase of vehicles in that area, resulted on a higher quantity of particles to be released and dispersed in the air. Both the fire outbreaks and the preferential periods for the burnings were set, and it was concluded that they influence on the concentrations of airborne material particles. It was also noticed in the study some discrepancies between the two different collecting points, what may be result of local influences and peculiarities.

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Author Biographies

  • Fernanda do Nascimento Faria, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
    Graduada em Bacharelado em Engenharia Ambiental (IFF - Guarus) - Campos dos Goytacazes.
  • Kargean Vianna Barbosa, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
    Especialista em Docência do Ensino Superior pela Faculdade de Ciência e Educação do Caparaó. Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
  • Osmane Pessanha Ribeiro, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.
    Especialista em Problemas Ambientais Regionais pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos campus Guarus.

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Published

20-07-2018

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Original articles

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Survey of the Processes Involved in the Concentration of Particulate Matter in the Municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 57–88, 2018. DOI: 10.19180/2177-4560.v12n12018p57-88. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/10034.. Acesso em: 4 dec. 2024.