Atmospheric Criteria Pollutant Data for Palmira Municipality, 2008-2020

Criteria pollutant measurements from monitoring stations in the municipality of Palmira, Colombia, spanning 13 years from 2008 to 2020. The dataset includes concentrations for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, PM2.5, and PM10. Data is hosted on the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations using the Año and Contaminante criterio PM columns.
• Correlating ozone levels with other pollutants like nitrogen dioxide using the Contaminante criterio Ozono and Contaminante criterio Dioxido de Nitrógeno columns.
• Assessing spatial pollution distribution by comparing readings from different Ubicación estaciones de monitoreo.
• Modeling annual average pollutant levels for regulatory reporting using the Año and various Contaminante criterio columns.

Strengths

• Covers a 13-year time range from 2008 to 2020.
• Includes six key criteria pollutants (SO2, NO2, CO, O3, PM2.5, PM10).
• Provides station location data (Ubicación estaciones de monitoreo) for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License information is unknown, which may restrict commercial use.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely collected from atmospheric monitoring stations.

Time Range

2008 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:05:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipality of Palmira, Colombia.