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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
LEAL-IGA, Jorge. Physical effects of atmospheric pollution unconsciously perceived by citizenship, in the metropolitan area of Monterrey city, Nuevo León, Mexico. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.4, pp.423-429. Epub July 21, 2020. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v21n4.74959.
Objective
Perceive the air pollution atmospheric by fine particles (PM25) in the human organism on the Metropolitan Urban Area of Monterrey [MUAM], Nuevo León; considering its effects and the sensorial detection capability by each subject's perception.
Materials and Methods
This research was made with 504 participating subjects exposed to the effects of the contaminants mentioned on the MUAM, Nuevo León, considering the background of each subject and their unconscious perception, in order to avoid the possible bias in the result.
Results
It was found that the present levels of environment pollution by fine particles affected on different ways the healthy participant subjects than the ones reported with any susceptibility or visual affection and/or respiratory illness.
Discussion
It was determined that the current levels of environment contaminants in the MUAM have reached degrees of affectation in organisms of people with susceptibility or problems either visual or respiratory, when they carry out their activities in external environments.
Keywords : Particulate matter; visual perception; olfaction disorders; air pollution (source: MeSH, NLM).