Biomass burning and urban air pollution over the Central Mexican Plateau

J. D. Crounse; P. F. DeCarlo; D. R. Blake; L. K. Emmons; T. L. Campos; E. C. Apel; A. D. Clarke; A. J. Weinheimer; D. C. McCabe; R. J. Yokelson; J. L. Jimenez; P. O. Wennberg

doi:10.5194/acp-9-4929-2009

Biomass burning and urban air pollution over the Central Mexican Plateau

J. D. Crounse, P. F. DeCarlo, D. R. Blake, L. K. Emmons, T. L. Campos, E. C. Apel, A. D. Clarke, A. J. Weinheimer, D. C. McCabe, R. J. Yokelson, J. L. Jimenez, P. O. Wennberg

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Observations during the 2006 dry season of highly elevated concentrations of cyanides in the atmosphere above Mexico City (MC) and the surrounding plains demonstrate that biomass burning (BB) significantly impacted air quality in the region. We find that during the period of our measurements, fires contribute more than half of the organic aerosol mass and submicron aerosol scattering, and one third of the enhancement in benzene, reactive nitrogen, and carbon monoxide in the outflow from the plateau. The combination of biomass burning and anthropogenic emissions will affect ozone chemistry in the MC outflow.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4929-4944
Number of pages	16
Journal	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Volume	9
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-4929-2009
State	Published - Jul 24 2009

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