Simulation of Air Pollutants Emission by Trucks and Their Health Effects

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1691
• Main Authors: Posada-Henao, John Jairo, Restrepo-Peña, Heliana Marcela, González-Calderón, Carlos A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Acceleration; Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI); Air pollution; Air quality management; Automotive emissions; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Cities; Commercial vehicles; Deceleration; Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Emission analysis; Emissions; Environmental aspects; Environmental monitoring; Gases; Gasoline; human health; Hydrocarbons; Metropolitan areas; Natural gas vehicles; Nitrogen; off-hours; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Particulate matter emissions; Photochemical smog; Pollutants; Schedules; Sulfur content; Topography; Trucks; Urban areas; Vehicles; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Colombia

This paper analyzes the amount of truck emissions and their variations according to changes in travel schedules or routes and the impact on human health represented by cases of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) due to PM2.5 emissions in Medellín, Colombia. To accomplish this, information on each ve...