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Air Pollutant Characterization in Tula Industrial Corridor, Central Mexico, during the MILAGRO Study
Joint Authors
Sosa, G.
Vega, E.
González-Avalos, E.
Mora, V.
López-Veneroni, D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pollutant emissions and their contribution to local and regional air quality at the industrial area of Tula were studied during a four-week period as part of the MILAGRO initiative.
A recurrent shallow stable layer was observed in the morning favoring air pollutants accumulation in the lower 100 m atmospheric layer.
In the afternoon the mixing layer height reached 3000 m, along with a featuring low level jet which was responsible of transporting air pollutants at regional scales.
Average PM10 at Jasso (JAS) and Tepeji (TEP) was 75.1 and 36.8 μg/m3, respectively while average PM2.5 was 31.0 and 25.7 μg/m3.
JAS was highly impacted by local limestone dust, while TEP was a receptor of major sources of combustion emissions with 70% of the PM10 constituted by PM2.5.
Average hourly aerosol light absorption was 22 Mm−1, while aerosol scattering (76 Mm−1) was higher compared to a rural site but much lower than at Mexico City.
δ13C values in the epiphyte Tillandsia recurvata show that the emission plume directly affects the SW sector of Mezquital Valley and is then constrained by a mountain range preventing its dispersion.
Air pollutants may exacerbate acute and chronic adverse health effects in this region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sosa, G.& Vega, E.& González-Avalos, E.& Mora, V.& López-Veneroni, D.. 2013. Air Pollutant Characterization in Tula Industrial Corridor, Central Mexico, during the MILAGRO Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004506
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sosa, G.…[et al.]. Air Pollutant Characterization in Tula Industrial Corridor, Central Mexico, during the MILAGRO Study. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004506
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sosa, G.& Vega, E.& González-Avalos, E.& Mora, V.& López-Veneroni, D.. Air Pollutant Characterization in Tula Industrial Corridor, Central Mexico, during the MILAGRO Study. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004506
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004506