The negative impact of biomass burning and the Orinoco low-level jet on the air quality of the Orinoco River basin(edited by Dr. M. Grutter)

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contents The negative impact of biomass burning and the Orinoco low-level jet on the air quality of the Orinoco River basin(edited by Dr. M. Grutter) Camila Rodriguez-Gomez Ghisliane Echeverry Alejandro Jaramillo Luis A Ladino Biología Long Villavicencio Organic carbon range transport Orinoco River Basin Biomass burning (BB) is a common activity in developing countries and has been identified as a serious air pollution threat. The present work for the first time evaluates the air quality of the largest town in the extensive Colombian savannas (250,000 km2), from measurements over three consecutive years (2017-2020). Although the air quality in Villavicencio is good in terms of PM10 and O3 for most of the year, pollution levels for both pollutants exceed the World Health Organization recommended limits during the dry season (February to April). The combination of the Orinoco low-level jet (OLLJ) and BB emissions from the Venezuelan and the Colombian savannas was identified as the main cause of poor air quality episodes during the dry season in this city. Organic carbon derived from reanalysis was identified as the main component of the high PM10 concentrations during the dry season. However, mineral dust and sea salt particles were also found to play an important role in the poor air quality observed in Villavicencio and likely along the Orinoco river basin region. Finally, between November and March, the OLLJ was found to be an efficient mechanism for the transport of air pollutants from the Atlantic Ocean and the savanna regions in the Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela and Colombia towards southern regions of Colombia, and in some cases even reaching Ecuador. 2022 artículo científico 0187-6236 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56581835005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/56581835005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/movil 10.20937/ATM.52979 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=565 Atmósfera application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Atmósfera (México) Num.3 Vol.35
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spellingShingle The negative impact of biomass burning and the Orinoco low-level jet on the air quality of the Orinoco River basin(edited by Dr. M. Grutter)
Camila Rodriguez-Gomez
Biología
Long
Villavicencio
Organic carbon
range transport
Orinoco River Basin
The negative impact of biomass burning and the Orinoco low-level jet on the air quality of the Orinoco River basin(edited by Dr. M. Grutter) Camila Rodriguez-Gomez Ghisliane Echeverry Alejandro Jaramillo Luis A Ladino Biología Long Villavicencio Organic carbon range transport Orinoco River Basin Biomass burning (BB) is a common activity in developing countries and has been identified as a serious air pollution threat. The present work for the first time evaluates the air quality of the largest town in the extensive Colombian savannas (250,000 km2), from measurements over three consecutive years (2017-2020). Although the air quality in Villavicencio is good in terms of PM10 and O3 for most of the year, pollution levels for both pollutants exceed the World Health Organization recommended limits during the dry season (February to April). The combination of the Orinoco low-level jet (OLLJ) and BB emissions from the Venezuelan and the Colombian savannas was identified as the main cause of poor air quality episodes during the dry season in this city. Organic carbon derived from reanalysis was identified as the main component of the high PM10 concentrations during the dry season. However, mineral dust and sea salt particles were also found to play an important role in the poor air quality observed in Villavicencio and likely along the Orinoco river basin region. Finally, between November and March, the OLLJ was found to be an efficient mechanism for the transport of air pollutants from the Atlantic Ocean and the savanna regions in the Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela and Colombia towards southern regions of Colombia, and in some cases even reaching Ecuador. 2022 artículo científico 0187-6236 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56581835005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/56581835005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/movil 10.20937/ATM.52979 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=565 Atmósfera application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Atmósfera (México) Num.3 Vol.35
title The negative impact of biomass burning and the Orinoco low-level jet on the air quality of the Orinoco River basin(edited by Dr. M. Grutter)
topic Biología
Long
Villavicencio
Organic carbon
range transport
Orinoco River Basin
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https://www.redalyc.org/journal/565/56581835005/56581835005.epub
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