Correlation between vehicular traffic and heavy metal concentrations in road sediments of Bogotá, Colombia

Introduction: Diseases such as asthma and lung cancer are associated with heavy traffic in urban areas. A deep understanding of the pollutants generated by road traffic is relevant to public health control. Objective: To analyze the correlation between vehicular traffic intensity and heavy metal con...

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Main Authors: Carlos Zafra-Mejía, Álvaro Gutiérrez-Malaxechebarria, Yolanda Hernández-Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2019-04-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/68269