%0 Journal Article %T Atmospheric Pollutants in a Commercial Region of Fortaleza, Cear&#225;, Brazil: Integration of Health, Environment and Economy in Urban Planning to Improve Air Quality %A Mô %A nica Giovana Alves Cardoso Ratts %A Brenna Kessy Silva Lima %A Gilvan Ribeiro dos Santos %A Fladimir de Lima Gondim %A Rinaldo Santos Araú %A jo %A Mona Lisa Moura de Oliveira %A Francisco Sales Á %A vila Cavalcante %A Daniel Silveira Serra %J Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection %P 92-112 %@ 2327-4344 %D 2024 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/gep.2024.125007 %X The accelerated growth of the vehicular fleet, the modernization of large urban centers, and the few adjustments to the road network in Fortaleza have intensified the problems of traffic and emissions of atmospheric pollutants, highlighting the necessity for strategic urban planning initiatives to address the escalating issues of traffic and pollution. With the objective of analyzing the indices of concentrations of atmospheric pollutants and estimating how these levels can affect human health, this work consists of a study of the analysis of air quality in the intense trade region of Fortaleza. For this, the analysis zone was divided into three perimeters (Major - Medium - Minor), where each perimeter was analyzed at 7 am, 12 noon and 5 pm. Concentrations of the type of O<sub>3</sub>, particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>), CO<sub>2</sub> and HCHO were collected. Our results demonstrate that most of the analyses are within the limits of current legislation; however, at certain times and perimeters, the analyses of CO<sub>2</sub> and HCHO exceeded the established limits. In view of the above, we conclude that public policies to control air quality are necessary to reduce the damage to human health and the environment caused by pollutants. %K Air Quality %K Urban Planning %K Particulate Material %K Health Impacts %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=133263