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Title: Contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions to acid precipitation formation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Abstract

The emissions of precursor compounds that contribute significantly the formation of acid precipitation in urban areas are associated with the burning of fossils fuels from mobile, area and point sources. In Mexico City, these include services, institutions and residences aggregated as area sources, as well as industrial point sources, including smelting, refinement of petroleum and power generation. In addition, dusts from soil erosion and lack of vegetation in the urban landscape contribute to modification of natural rain water. It is common knowledge that acid precipitation characterizes a large variety of compounds, as much related to precursor emissions as to prevailing environmental factors. This study attempts to establish the contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions and meteorological conditions during the rainy season by analysis of spatial and temporal distributions, as of different ions in solution with rain water, as well as the modeling of wind patterns, as represented by using the arc/info software. This study`s results also show the geographic areas impacted by the acid rain phenomenon and the acidification rates in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area during the past 3 years.

Authors:
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  1. Direccion de la Red Automatica de Monitoreo Atmosferico, Centro Historico (Mexico)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
617995
Report Number(s):
CONF-9609223-
TRN: 98:002008-0081
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference on emission inventory: key to planning, permits, compliance and reporting, New Orleans, LA (United States), 4-6 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of The emission inventory: Key to planning, permits, compliance, and reporting; PB: 1047 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; MEXICO; POLLUTION SOURCES; ACIDIFICATION; ACID RAIN; DUSTS; POINT SOURCES; PRECURSOR; PLANTS

Citation Formats

Garcia, L, Barrera, G, Castellanos, L, and Moreno, D. Contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions to acid precipitation formation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Garcia, L, Barrera, G, Castellanos, L, & Moreno, D. Contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions to acid precipitation formation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. United States.
Garcia, L, Barrera, G, Castellanos, L, and Moreno, D. 1996. "Contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions to acid precipitation formation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area". United States.
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abstractNote = {The emissions of precursor compounds that contribute significantly the formation of acid precipitation in urban areas are associated with the burning of fossils fuels from mobile, area and point sources. In Mexico City, these include services, institutions and residences aggregated as area sources, as well as industrial point sources, including smelting, refinement of petroleum and power generation. In addition, dusts from soil erosion and lack of vegetation in the urban landscape contribute to modification of natural rain water. It is common knowledge that acid precipitation characterizes a large variety of compounds, as much related to precursor emissions as to prevailing environmental factors. This study attempts to establish the contribution of natural and anthropogenic emissions and meteorological conditions during the rainy season by analysis of spatial and temporal distributions, as of different ions in solution with rain water, as well as the modeling of wind patterns, as represented by using the arc/info software. This study`s results also show the geographic areas impacted by the acid rain phenomenon and the acidification rates in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area during the past 3 years.},
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year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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