Development of an international emissions inventory in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Airshed Basin

Conference · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20006523

Snow, C

The Mexico-US border has a long history of environmental problems ranging from solid waste to water pollution to air pollution. Although solid waste and water pollution are perhaps the major problems along the border, air pollution in the major metropolitan border areas is a very real problem. Several studies have been initiated over the past two to three years in an effort to better characterize and understand the complex air quality issues in these areas. The development of MOBILE Juarez and the Summer of 1996 Paso del Norte Ozone Study are part of these study efforts in which the emissions inventory has been a key component. The development of an emissions inventory from and for each of these projects has been a lengthy process and is still continuing. The key to the success of building an emissions inventory in the border area lies in an understanding of rules and regulations regarding the release of potentially sensitive emissions information by the environmental agencies of Mexico and the US. The results from these emissions inventories will enable air quality modeling to be conducted to determine the major sources of air pollution. From this information, Mexico and the US can develop control strategies for recommendation to their respective environmental agencies to develop a plan to reduce the air pollution to the limits set by the air quality standards of each country.

• Research Organization: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Austin, TX (US)
• OSTI ID: 20006523
• Report Number(s): CONF-990608--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INVENTORIES
MEXICO
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
TEXAS
TRANSFRONTIER POLLUTION