Development of pollution reduction strategies for Mexico City: Estimating cost and ozone reduction effectiveness
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Instituto Mexicano de Petroleo, Mexico City (Mexico)
This reports on the collection and preparation of data (costs and air quality improvement) for the strategic evaluation portion of the Mexico City Air Quality Research Initiative (MARI). Reports written for the Mexico City government by various international organizations were used to identify proposed options along with estimates of cost and emission reductions. Information from appropriate options identified by SCAQMD for Southem California were also used in the analysis. A linear optimization method was used to select a group of options or a strategy to be evaluated by decision analysis. However, the reduction of ozone levels is not a linear function of the reduction of hydrocarbon and NO{sub x} emissions. Therefore, a more detailed analysis was required for ozone. An equation for a plane on an isopleth calculated with a trajectory model was obtained using two endpoints that bracket the expected total ozone precursor reductions plus the starting concentrations for hydrocarbons and NO{sub x}. The relationship between ozone levels and the hydrocarbon and NO{sub x} concentrations was assumed to lie on this plane. This relationship was used in the linear optimization program to select the options comprising a strategy.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10112743
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-93-4245; CONF-9311158-1; ON: DE94004991; TRN: 94:006402
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Air and Waste Management Association international speciality conference,Pittsburgh, PA (United States),7-12 Nov 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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