Mauricio Antonio Araya- Instituto de Salud Pública - Chile
Mauricio Antonio Araya
- Instituto de Salud Pública - Chile
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Mauricio Araya currently works at Instituto de Salud Pública - Chile. Mauricio does research in Analytical Chemistry.
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Tropospheric ozone (O3) and other pollutants significantly affect Chile’s Metropolitan Region, posing risks to human health. As a secondary pollutant and a major photochemical oxidant, O3 formation is driven by anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (AVOCs) from the residential and transport sectors, the main sources of gaseous emissions. This st...
Anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (AVOCs) represent the third largest contribution in gaseous emissions in the urban and peri-urban region of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Some of these compounds are toxic or mutagenic, cause serious damage to human health, and decrease plant growth and development. There is little international informatio...
Most Latin American cities have air quality problems owing to high levels of particulate matter and ozone. By 2050, it is expected that more than 80% of Latin Americans will live in urban areas, leading to an increment in pollution problems. Santiago, Chile shows a high level of pollution from PM10 and PM2.5, especially during the autumn–winter per...
