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Assessment of Ozone Variations and Meteorological Influences in West Center of Brazil, from 2004 to 2010

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The study of the time series from the township of Campo Grande in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (from January 2004 to 31 December 2010) is presented. Various statistical methods were used for the data analysis. Using robust statistics, very pronounced skewness of the ozone volume part distribution during each month of the year was obtained. The variability in data is the largest during a month of September. The average annual values have asymmetrical distribution of the ozone volume fraction. Within the measured period, these averages are between 15 and 20 ppb. Particularly pronounced ozone distribution asymmetry throughout the year 2007 could be explained by observing meteorological parameters. Principal component analysis (PCA) presented here clearly shows that air temperature and wind speed are contributing factors in ozone formation, while relative humidity and atmospheric pressure cause the decrease in the ozone volume fraction in the air. Further, the hierarchical cluster analysis (CA) was performed for meteorological and ozone data using the Ward’s methods. The correlation between ozone and the effective temperature index (TEv) showed a development of the ozone with high temperature of air. From the Pearson’s correlation coefficients, it is clear that the relative humidity and the air temperature have a negative effect on respiratory system, causing respiratory illnesses.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Secretary for Municipal Health and EMPRAPA research station in Campo Grande, Brazil.

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  1. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Institute of Physics, PO Box 549, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    Amaury de Souza

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000, Osijek, Croatia

    Elvira Kovač-Andrić, Brunislav Matasović & Berislav Marković

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Results of robust statistics indicated skewness of the ozone volume distribution.

PCA, CA, and TEv were performed for meteorological parameters and ozone data.

Association with respiratory problems has been considered in this study.

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de Souza, A., Kovač-Andrić, E., Matasović, B. et al. Assessment of Ozone Variations and Meteorological Influences in West Center of Brazil, from 2004 to 2010. Water Air Soil Pollut 227, 313 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3002-0

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