Abstract

GALBAN, Eloy Montes  and  PRETTES, Cecilia Hurinson. Temporary-space evaluation of the total suspended partióles pollution in the metropolitan area parishes in Maracaibo, Venezuela. 2001-2008. Perspectiva Geográfica [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.2, pp.217-238.  Epub June 11, 2024. ISSN 0123-3769.

This study's aim was to make a space-time evaluation of the total suspended particles pollution in the metropolitan area parishes in Maracaibo, during the periods from 2001 to 2008. To achieve this goal, two data sources had been employed: the pollution TSP (annual average concentrations) recorded by the control and conservation of Maracaibo's Lake basin Institute (ICLAM) and demographic statistics (2001 Census). Considering Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis methods were applied to the different layers. TSP contaminant in 2001 was moderate and evenly distributed in 98% of the urban surface, coinciding with the parishes' different population densities (high - medium - low); in the following scenario (2008), the situa-tion is diversified and reached the heavily polluted air category (over 300 ug/ m3) coinciding these high levels of pollution in the parishes which recorded very high levels of population density.

Keywords : Air Pollution; Population density; Total suspended particles; Geographic Information Systems.

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