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标题：Report of Particulate Matter Emissions During the 2015 Fire at Fuel Tanks in Santos, Brazil
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作者：Daniela Oliveira da Silva ; Bruna Hayashida Arôxa ; Virginia Klausner 等
期刊名称：Air, Soil and Water Research
电子版ISSN：1178-6221
出版年度：2020
卷号：13
DOI：10.1177/1178622120971251
语种：English
出版社：Libertas Academica
摘要：We report a study of the particulate matter emissions related to the 2015 fire outbreak at a fuel tank storage facility located at Santos, a coastal city in Brazil. The facility, managed by the company Ultracargo, had oil tanks (filled with gasoline and ethanol) destroyed by fire that lasted more than a week, between 2nd and 9th April. In this article, we present the atmospheric concentration analysis of particulate matter (PM 10 ) measured over the entire month of April 2015 by the 2 closest stations that integrate the air quality monitoring system of the São Paulo State Environmental Company (CETESB). The results were compared with similar data from the same period of the yesteryear (April 2014). The results were also complemented by the air masses trajectories over the region (obtained with HYSPLIT/NOAA software). Our results do indicate a subtle increase in the particulate concentration during the days of the fire, followed by a fast dissipation over the subsequent weeks. The observed plume dispersion discussion is made considering the meteorological patterns of the region and other environmental and health reported impacts related to the accident.