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Emisión de compuestos tóxicos del aire de fuentes móviles en la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica en 2007
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Yáñez, Javier E. Rodríguez |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | espanolSe realizo una estimacion de las emisiones de compuestos toxicos generados por la flota vehicular en la Gran Area Metropolitana de Costa Rica para el ano 2007. El calculo se realizo mediante factores de emision obtenidos con el modelo MOBILE 6 de la EPA, asi como los datos de actividad aportados por la Direccion Sectorial de Energia y el Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes. Del total de 914.486 toneladas emitidas por fuentes moviles, de los contaminantes toxicos evaluados, el 46% esta asociada al benceno y el 26,8% al formaldehido. Las emisiones provienen principalmente de automoviles particulares y microbuses o transporte de carga liviana a gasolina, que representan el 70% del total. EnglishWe estimated emissions of toxic compounds generated by the vehicle fleet in the GAM for 2007. This calculation was performed using emission factors obtained with the model of the EPA MOBILE 6 and activity data provided by the Energy Sector Management and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation. Of the total 914,486 tons emitted by mobile sources of toxic pollutants evaluated, we have that 46% is associated with Benzene and Formaldehyde 26.8%. The emissions are mainly caused by private cars and light duty cargo or minibuses of gasoline powered, which represent 70% of total emissions. |
| Starting Page | 66 |
| Ending Page | 77 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/download/2444/2230 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
