Exposición a material particulado Pm2,5 a nivel de calles, parques y domicilios en los barrios de La Joya 1, La Joya 2, El Tambo, ubicados en la parroquia de Cutuglagua, cantón Mejía, provincia Pichincha

Abstract

In the present investigation, the level of exposure to particulate material PM 2.5 to which the population of three different neighborhoods of the Cutuglagua parish belonging to the Mejía Canton is exposed was evaluated, this pollutant is one of the most important when evaluating contamination from the air due to the fact that there are various fixed and mobile sources that emit this type of material and also because of its proven effect on health problems. To develop this study, in the Tambo neighborhood, three screen points were selected, one in the house (living room), one in the street and another in the park. jewel neighborhood 2 two polling points were selected, one in the house (living room) and the other in the street. For the monitoring of the points, it was carried out with two fixed points, in the house and in the street, while for the park, mobile points were used, which was done by going through the park. The detected ones were made with a homemade PM 2.5 monitor, the same one that contains a low-cost “sensorian sps30” sensor. With this equipment, the data exposure averages were made for 3 months and with which comparisons of the different places and hours of the pollutant in each neighborhood can be obtained. The values obtained during the time in which the monitoring has been carried out show that in general the air quality index remains between "Good" and "Fair", this information is in harmony with the citizen's perception of air quality in the area. sector, which also obtained an appreciation from "regular" to "Good" according to the citizens surveyed.