Air Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico

Muriel-García, Manuel; Cerón-Bretón, Rosa María; Cerón-Bretón, Julia Griselda

doi:10.4236/oje.2016.61004

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“…Activity metrics and locations of oil and gas sector emission sources were available through the mining of data from Mexico's federal agencies and cooperative international initiatives, but emission factors in this and prior studies have been drawn from U.S. resources, including the EPA and BOEM. In assessments of earlier bottom-up inventories, Muriel-García et al [38] noted the needs for emission measurements and the homogenization of emission factors. Zavala-Ariaza et al [66] suggested the main driver for inaccuracies in the Mexican greenhouse gas inventory to be the use of emission factors that are not specific to Mexico.…”

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“…This study developed a bottom-up emissions inventory for VOCs, NO x , SO 2 , CO, and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) from upstream and midstream sector sources, including onshore and offshore well sites, gas flaring, natural gas processing facilities, and natural gas compressor stations for the 2016 base year across Mexican basins as a foundation for assessing future national policies and oil and gas production activity. We found previous bottom-up emissions estimates of these pollutants in Mexico within the public domain to be limited and to differ in spatial coverage, emission sources, and temporal resolution [34][35][36][37][38]. Earlier inventories have also represented time periods with different oil and gas production volumes in Mexico.…”

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Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Operations in Mexico

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Mexico approved amendments to its constitution in December 2013 that initiated transformational changes to its energy sector. This study developed a 2016 bottom-up emissions inventory for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from upstream and midstream sector sources, including onshore and offshore well sites, gas flaring, natural gas processing facilities, and natural gas compressor stations, throughout Mexican basins. Crude oil storage tanks at onshore oil well sites and venting and fugitive sources at offshore oil production sites were the primary sources of VOC emissions. Key contributions to NOx, CO, and PM2.5 emissions were from internal combustion engines at offshore oil well sites and midstream operations. SO2 emissions were associated with onshore and offshore gas flaring and boilers and process heaters at natural gas processing facilities. Application of the inventory with the Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions (CAMx) indicated that oil and gas production operations could contribute to ozone and PM2.5 concentrations in Mexican and U.S. states under favorable transport patterns. This study provides a foundation for assessing the implications of Mexico’s future energy policies on emissions and domestic and cross-border air quality and public health.

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“…This area is very important to consider, since the level of industrial sector activity is very interesting to evaluate (Muriel-García et al [9]).…”

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Review of Top-Down Method to Determine Atmospheric Emissions in Port. Case of Study: Port of Veracruz, Mexico

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Indicators of environmental policies in force in Mexico, fossil fuels will continue to be used in industrial sectors, especially marine fuels, such as marine diesel oil, in port systems for some time. Considering this, we have evaluated several methods corresponding to a top-down system for determining fuel consumption and sulfur dioxide atmospheric emissions for the port of Veracruz in 2020 by type of ship on a daily resolution, considering a sulfur content of 0.5% mass by mass in marine fuel. After analyzing seven methods for determining sulfur dioxide atmospheric emission levels, Goldsworthy’s method was found to be the best option to characterize this port. The port system has two maritime zones, one of which is in expansion, which represented 55.66% of fuel consumption and 23.05% of atmospheric emissions according to the typology of vessels. We found that higher fuel consumption corresponded to container vessels, and tanker vessels represented higher atmospheric emission levels in the berthing position. The main differences that we found in the analysis of the seven methods of the top-down system corresponded to the load factor parameter, main and auxiliary engine power, and estimation of fuel consumption by type of vessel.

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“…Such influence may well explain why the main aquatic ecosystems within the state are wracked by industrial discharges, and why the Seco River, a major waterway, is troubled by a large concentration of physico-chemical and biological pollution (Ferrer-Sánchez et al, 2014). Tabasco is also bedeviled by persistent air pollution, but information about air quality is not made public, and an air quality monitoring system around the Paraiso, Tabasco, municipality is no longer functional (Muriel-García, Cerón-Bretón, & Cerón-Bretón, 2016). It does not appear as though the state has a dedicated office set aside for combating air pollution issues.…”

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Environmental governance in Mexico: water and air sectors

Miguel¹

2017

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Project 20171821: Evaluación de la gestión del agua potable en México: retos y oportunidades. Editorial Área de Innovación y Desarrollo,S.L.Quedan todos los derechos reservados. Esta publicación no puede ser reproducida, distribuida, comunicada públicamente o utilizada, total o parcialmente, sin previa autorización. About the authorHe holds a PhD in Administrative Sciences from Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración (ESCA-STO. TOMÁS), Master in Administration and Industrial Management by Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería y Ciencias Sociales y Administrativas (UPIICSA). All his training was at Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN).Its scientific production includes scientific papers published in national and international indexed journals and participations in national and international congresses. He also has several recognitions and distinctions, highlighting, at the doctoral level, in the branch of Social and Administrative Sciences of IPN, Lázaro Cárdenas Medal given by the president of Mexico in 2015, the award for the best PhD thesis and the award for best performance. In addition, he is a member of the National System of Investigators of Mexico (SNI). AbstractEnvironmental governance in Mexico is an unfolding phenomenon whereby the state, especially in the areas of water and air governance, seeks to safeguard its environmental largesse for posterity. There is a sense that a wide variance exists between various Mexican states in the area of enforcement and statutory comprehensiveness (vis-a-vis governance in the air and water sectors), and the data does reveal that many Mexican states are impoverished, already hampered by poor infrastructure and a depleted bureaucracy, and faced with choosing between the natural environment or extractive (or tourism) industries upon which they rely heavily. There are no easy answers, but greater cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary coordination -the type that allows resources to be leveraged and complementarities exploited -might be part of the solution.Key words: air; architecture; collaboration; environmental domain; environmental governance; statutes; sustainability; water. 12 ResumenLa gobernanza ambiental en México es un fenómeno en el que el Estado, especialmente en las áreas de gobernabilidad del agua y el aire, busca salvaguardar su generosidad ambiental para la posteridad. Existe la sensación de que existe una amplia varianza entre varios estados mexicanos en el área de cumplimiento y exhaustividad legal (frente a la gobernanza en los sectores de aire y agua), y los datos revelan que muchos estados mexicanos están empobrecidos, ya obstaculizados por una infraestructura deficiente y una burocracia agotada, y frente a la elección entre el medio ambiente natural o las industrias extractivas (o turísticas) en las que dependen en gran medida. No hay respuestas fáciles, pero una mayor coordinación intersectorial y multidisciplinaria -del tipo que permite aprovechar los recursos y complementariedades explotadas-podría ser parte de la solución.

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Air Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Operations in Mexico

Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Operations in Mexico

Review of Top-Down Method to Determine Atmospheric Emissions in Port. Case of Study: Port of Veracruz, Mexico

Environmental governance in Mexico: water and air sectors

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