Assessment of responsibility for pollution from PM10 and Sulfur dioxide. Application to an industrial area on the northeastern coast of Venezuela
This study proposes a methodology to determine the origin of industrial emissions in order to attribute responsibility to the industries that pollute nearby towns. The methodology has been applied to the industrial area on the northeastern coast of Venezuela. This area is close to six densely popula...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/16828 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/16828 https://dx.doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2012.02.0023 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Industries -- Environmental aspects Sulfur dioxide -- Environmental aspects Air --Pollution -- Mathematical models Environmental responsibility Indústries -- Aspectes ambientals Diòxid de sofre -- Aspectes ambientals Aire -- Contaminació -- Models matemàtics Responsabilitat ambiental Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental::Tractament d'emissions i olors Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Impacte ambiental |
| Sumario: | This study proposes a methodology to determine the origin of industrial emissions in order to attribute responsibility to the industries that pollute nearby towns. The methodology has been applied to the industrial area on the northeastern coast of Venezuela. This area is close to six densely populated towns. The study also gives the estimated PM10 and SO2 levels in the towns adjacent to 11 industries, through modeling the dispersion of air pollutants from stationary sources. The model used has been the Lagrangian particle model LADISMO. The results are discussed by comparing the estimated values by the model with the limits proposed by the World Health Organization and United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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