Comparative analysis and modelling of air quality situations in a sample of world cities. Comparison with the Medellin case
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https://doi.org/10.33571/rpolitec.v13n25a1Keywords:
Air quality, Criteria pollutants, Air Quality Indicators, cities, analysis, correlations, comparisons, strategy, Medellín, parameters, environmental variablesAbstract
For a sample of 25 cities from different countries, information was collected on the annual air quality for PM2.5, NO2 and ozone and also on various parameters of interest as to their potential relation with air quality. A comparative analysis of this information and a linear model that relates the air quality to some of the parameters was elaborated, based on the level of approximation found between the air qualities reported and those predicted by the modeling. The data are based on reports and information available on websites and public reports and also on research reports done by the authors for the years 2012 and 2015. With this comparative analysis it has been possible to present a novel perspective on the air quality situation of the city and on the type of strategic measures that could be taken to improve the air quality situationArticle Metrics
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