Characteristics and estimated air pollutant emissions from fuel burning by the industry and vehicles in the matamoros-reynosa border reglon

摘要

This study characterized and estimated emissions of air pollutants from fuel burning on the Mexican side of the Lower Rio Grande border region, from Matamoros to Reynosa, Mexico. On the meth- odology of this study, emissions were estimated using emission factors obtained in a previous study in Monterey, Mexico. Emissions were characterized and estimated for industrial soruces by con- sidering the type of source and fuel used. In the case of mobile sources, vehicles were classified by year model and then emissions were estimated using average emission factors calculated for each model.