Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach

Gerardo Mejía; Alejandra Estrada; Jo Ann Lighty; Ruth Reyna; Patricia Vela

Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach

Gerardo Mejía
, Alejandra Estrada
, Jo Ann Lighty
, Ruth Reyna
, Patricia Vela

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Abstract

The Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) has shown a dramatic increase in population, commerce, and traffic activities in the last decades. Results of the application of a GIS/Source Modeling approach to evaluate the possible contributions of different US and Mexican sources on PM₁₀ transboundary concentrations in the LRGV were presented. Emission maps were created for PM_2.5, VOC, CO, SO_x, etc., for fixed, mobile (on-road and off-road), area, and natural sources. PM₁₀ emissions from area sources had the highest contribution in PM10 concentrations in the LRGV. The emission inventories would improve the quality of the results when they allow to gain greater knowledge about the location of the sources and the quantities of the different pollutants emitted by each source. The impact of transboundary pollution happened mainly towards the south and southeast; the Mexican urban zones are the most affected. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the AWMA's 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition (New Orleans, LA 6/20-23/2006).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006
Pages	1520-1533
Number of pages	14
State	Published - 2006
Event	Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006 - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: 20 Jun 2006 → 23 Jun 2006

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA
Volume	3
ISSN (Print)	1052-6102

Conference

Conference	Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans, LA
Period	20/06/06 → 23/06/06

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

AERMOD
Air Pollution Modeling
Transboundary pollution

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Mejía, G., Estrada, A., Lighty, J. A., Reyna, R., & Vela, P. (2006). Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach. In Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006 (pp. 1520-1533). (Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA; Vol. 3).

Mejía, Gerardo ; Estrada, Alejandra ; Lighty, Jo Ann et al. / Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006. 2006. pp. 1520-1533 (Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA).

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Mejía, G, Estrada, A, Lighty, JA, Reyna, R & Vela, P 2006, Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach. in Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, vol. 3, pp. 1520-1533, Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006, New Orleans, LA, United States, 20/06/06.

Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach. / Mejía, Gerardo; Estrada, Alejandra; Lighty, Jo Ann et al.
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's - 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006. 2006. p. 1520-1533 (Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA; Vol. 3).

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Evaluation of transboundary pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using a GIS/source modeling approach

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