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dc.contributor.authorAbeyta, Oscar Res_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issueds.d.es_ES
dc.date.issued1971es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/15255
dc.description.abstractAir pollution is not an isolated problem, affecting one region or country, but is present everywhere that man is activees_ES
dc.description.abstractThere was a time when smoke coming out of chimneys was viewed as a sign of economic progress, and very little attention was paid to its effect on man's health. Today, man, conscious of the hazards of these environmental contaminants, strives to find a way of alleviating the problemen_US
dc.description.abstractThe border towns of El Paso, Texas, U.S.A., and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, whose combined population approximates 850,000 inhabitants, have not escaped the problem of air pollutionen_US
dc.description.abstractAccording to a study carried out in El Paso, it was determined that air particles, gas fumes produced by motor vehicles and industrial air pollutants, had reached a geometric mean of 125 ug/m3 in all sites sampled during the 30-day period. The presence of carbon monoxide was measured constantly during the course of the study and it was discovered that its content in the environment ranged between 0 and 18 ppm. Other contaminants such as nitrogen dioxide and ozone were also measureden_US
dc.description.abstractIn the fight against air pollution, the State of Texas has already passed laws and imposed standards for certain contaminants. However, since contamination does not recognize borders and since the joint population of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez will reach a level of about 1.5 million by 1985, it will also be necessary to initiate ... (AU)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBoletín de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana (OSP);70(2),feb. 1971es_ES
dc.subjectPoluição do Arpt_BR
dc.subjectTexases_ES
dc.subjectExposição Ambientalpt_BR
dc.subjectPoluição Ambientalpt_BR
dc.subjectEstados Unidoses_ES
dc.titleContaminación Atmosférica y medidas para combatirla en El Paso, Texases_ES
dc.title.alternativeProblems of air pollution and measures to combat it in El Paso, Texasen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US


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