TITLE:
Air Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico
AUTHORS:
Manuel Muriel-García, Rosa María Cerón-Bretón, Julia G. Cerón-Bretón
KEYWORDS:
Air Pollution, Dispersion Models, Air Pollution Monitoring, Gulf of Mexico
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
18,
2016
ABSTRACT: An integral
analysis of Air Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico was made considering pollutants
emissions assessment and diagnosis; air pollution monitoring; and modeling of air
pollution dispersion. Combustion sources considered in this work were: thermoelectric
power plants and open flares; and pollutants considered were sulfur dioxide, nitrogen
dioxides, particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), Total suspended
particles (TSP) and carbon monoxide (CO). This study made evident a lack of more
recent information and a homogenization in emissions factors in order to know the
conditions of air pollution in the Gulf of Mexico in a more reliable way.