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Contributors

Arizona State University (ASU)

Atmospheric Research Organization, Inc. 

Center for Responsible Environmental Strategies (CRES)

Ciudad Juarez Direccion de Normatividad Ambiental (DNA)

Desert Research Institute (DRI)

Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP)

Joint Advisory Committee (JAC)

National Research Council

Resources for the Future (RFF)

Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP)

Texas A & M University (TAMU)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juárez (UACJ)

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

University of Utah (UofU)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

Western Governors Association (WGA)

Special Topics

Air pollution along the U.S. - Mexico Border

Brick Kilns
    General Reports
    El Paso Electric Environmental Brickkiln Project

Mobile Sources

Arizona State University [Top of page]

" Numerical Simulation of Synoptically Influenced Local Wind Circulation in El Paso Airshed," Sang-Mi Lee, J.J. Princevac, M., Pardyjak, E. and Grossman-Clarke, S., Journal of Environmental Fluid Mechanics, I (I), 107-164, 2001. [PDF]

"Simulations of Plume Dispersion in the Paso del Norte Area," G. Wang, H.J.S. Fernando, E. Pardjak, N.S. Berman. Proceedings of the A&WMA 2000 Annual Conference, Jun 18-22, 2000, Salt Lake City, UT. [PDF]

Atmospheric Research Organization, Inc.  [Top of page]

"Final Report:  Identification of the Sources of Total Suspended Particulate and Particulate Lead in the El Paso Area by Quantitative Microscopic Analysis," Energy Technology Consultants, a Subsidiary of Atmospheric Research Organization, (1983). [Volume I - PDF]  [Volume II - PDF]

Center for Responsible Environmental Strategies (CRES) [Top of page]

"The Citizens of El Paso Speak on Air Quality: Summary of Findings." Report to Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation. Center for Responsible Environmental Strategies. July 11, 2002. [PDF]

Ciudad Juarez Direccion de Normatividad Ambiental (DNA) [Top of page]

Programa de Gestion de la Calidad del Aire de Cd. Juarez. 1998 - 2002. [PDF]

Desert Research Institute (DRI)  [Top of page]

Spatial DIfferences in Outdoor PM10 Mass and Aerosol Composition in Mexico City", Judith C. Chow, et. al., J. Air and Waste Management Assoc. 52:423-434. April, 2002. [PDF]

Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica  [Top of page]

"Impactos de la contaminación atmosférica en la morbilidad y mortalidad de la población infantil de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México".   Isabelle Romieu.  (2003).  [PDF]

"Relación entre consultas a urgencias por enfermedad respiratoria y contaminación atmosférica en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua". Leticia Hernández-Cadena, M. en C. y col. Salud Pública de México / vol.42, no.4, julio-agosto de 2000. [PDF] 

Joint Advisory Committee [Top of Page]

JAC 101: A Summary of the JAC - Activities, Accomplishments, Next Steps. Presented by Bob Currey at the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Regional Workgroup Meetings held Feb. 14-15, 2005 (PPT)

National Research Council [Top of page]

"Air Quality Management in the United States," Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies. National Research Council. National Academies Press. January, 2004.[PDF] [Executive Summary-PDF]

Resources for the Future [Top of page]

"Coase and Car Repair: Who Should be Responsible for Emissions of Vehicles in Use?," Winston Harrington, et. al., Discussion Paper 99-22, February 1999. [PDF]

"Community Pressure and Clean Technologies in the Informal Sector: An Econometric Analysis of the Adoption of Propane by Traditional Brickmakers in Cd. Juarez, Mexico," Allen Blackman, et.al., Discussion Paper 97-16, December 1996. [PDF]

"Costs, Emissions Reductions, and Vehicle Repair: Evidence from Arizona," Amy Ando, et.al., Discussion Paper 99-23, February 1999. [PDF]

"Cross-Border Environmental Management and the Informal Sector - The Ciudad Juarez Brickmakers' Project," Allen Blackman, et. al., Discussion Paper 96-22, July, 1996. [PDF]

"Informal Sector Pollution Control: What Policy Options do we Have?," Allen Blackman, Discussion Paper 00-02, December, 1999. [PDF]

"Pollution Control in the Informal Sector: The Ciudad Juarez Brickmakers' Project," Allen Blackman, et.al., Discussion Paper 98-15, February, 1998. [PDF]

"The Benefits and Costs of Informal Sector Pollution Control: Mexican Brickkilns," Allen Blackman, et.al., Discussion Paper 00-46, October, 2000. [PDF]

SCERP [Top of page]

"Air quality on the Border Between the US and Mexico," Bob Currey. US-Mexico Border 2012 Air Policy Forum, Oct 6, 2004, Tijuana, BC, Mexico [PDF]

SCERP Monograph Series, No. 6. The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment: Air Quality issues along the U.S. Mexican Border. San Diego State University Press, 2003. Other SCERP Publications

Texas A & M University [Top of page]

"Understanding Air Quality Issues in Texas," Texas Transportation Institute for TAMU. October, 2001. [Full Document - PDF] [Executive Summary - PDF]

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) [Top of page]

"A Study of Brick-Making Processes along the Texas Portion of the U.S.-Mexico Border: Senate Bill 749. Border Affairs Division, TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SFR-081/02, December 2002. [PDF]

"Development of an Area Source Emissions Inventory for Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico".  Prepared for the TCEQ. Eastern Research Group, 2003.  [PDF]

"Development of GIS-based Maps for the Ciudad Juárez Area Source Emissions Inventory Project".  Prepared for the TCEQ and Eastern Research Group.  Paso del Norte Environmental Group, 2003. [PDF] [ARC-IMS]

"Texas Air Quality Study (TEX-AQS II)," Ileana Isern-Flecha, et.al., Technical Analysis Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, CENRAP RPO Meeting, March 31, 2004. [PDF]

Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez  [Top of page]

"Cd. Juarez Heavy-Duty Vehicle Survey", M.C. Gilberto Velazquez, IIT,  Prepared for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. February, 2003. [Volume I] [Volume II]

University of Texas at El Paso [Top of page]

"Analysis of Temporal and Spatial Dichotomous PM Air Samples in the El Paso-C. Juarez Air Quality Basin," Wen-Whai Li, et al, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, November, 2001. [PDF]

"Application of a Wind Model for the El Paso - Juarez Airshed," Roderick Pearson and Rosa Fitzgerald, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, May 2001. [PDF]

"Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Mediated Activity of Particulate Organic Matter from the Paso del Norte Airshed Along the U.S.-Mexico Border," Daniel E. Arrieta, et al, in publication, Environmental Health Perspectives. [PDF]

"Association of Particulate Matter and Other Priority Air Pollutants Levels with Daily Mortality after Windstorms, Still-Air inversions and Closely-Timed Combinations," N.J. Parks et al. Report to the Center for Border Health Research, El Paso, TX, December 31, 2000. [PDF] [PDF-Pt2]

"Atmospheric Nanoparticles: Preliminary studies and potential respiratory health risks for emerging nanotechnologies," J.J. Bang and L.E. Murr, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21, 2002. [PDF]

"Characterization and implication of potential fugitive dust sources in the Paso del Norte Region. Wen-Whai Li et.al., Science of the Total Environment, 2003. [PDF]

"Characterization of Ambient Particulate Matter in El Paso del Norte Region," Wen-Whai Li et. al., Proceedings of the A&WMA 1999 Annual Conference, June, 1999. [PDF]

"Characterization of nanostructure phenomena in airborne particulate aggregates and clusters and their potential for respiratory health effects," L.E. Murr, et al, submitted to Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. [PDF]

"Collecting and Characterizing Atmospheric Nanoparticles," J.J. Bang and L.E. Murr, JOM, December, 2002. [PDF]

"Correlations between short-term indoor and outdoor PM concentrations at residences with evaporative coolers," Helmut Paschold, et al., Atmospheric Environment 37 (2003). [PDF]

"Development of a GIS-based Area Source Emission Inventory in the Paso del Norte Air Quality Basin," Hector Olvera and Wen-Whai Li, abstract submitted to the NARSTO Workshop on Innovative Methods for Emission Inventory Development and Evaluation, Austin, TX, October, 2003. [PDF]

"Electron microscope comparisons of graphic brake lining particulates, diesel exhaust particulate, and other fine and ultra-fine carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous, airborne particulates," L.E. Murr and J.J. Bang, submitted to Atmospheric Environment. [PDF]

"Elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter and cooling water in west Texas residences," Helmut Paschold, et al, Atmospheric Environment 37 (2003). [PDF]

"Gravimetric and Elemental Analysis of Particulate Matter in El Paso - Cd. Juarez Air Basin," Master's Thesis, Ruben Orquiz, July, 2001. [PDF]

"Haze and Visibility Research in the Paso del Norte and West Texas," N.J. Parks, et.al.,Submitted to TCEQ, Technical Analysis Division, August, 2003. [PDF]

"Laboratory study of the impact of evaporative coolers on indoor PM concentrations," Helmut Paschold, et al, Atmospheric Environment 37 (2003). [PDF]

"Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Video Images and Static Images of the Paso del Norte Airbasin: Years 1992 - 1994. Charles N. Turner and N. J. Parks. Prepared for the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, August 1997. [PDF]

"Seasonal and Spatial Variation of Metals in Airborne Particulate Matter in El Paso (USA)- Juarez (Mexico) Airshed," Tania Espino, et al, submitted to SCERP for publication in its monograph on Air Quality in the Paso del Norte Region. [PDF]

"Temporal Analysis of Airborne Particulate Matter Reveals a Dose-Rate Effect on Mortality in El Paso: Indications of Differential Toxicity for Different Particle Mixtures", Joan Staniswalis, et. al., J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 55:893-902, July 2005. [PDF]

"Use of ICP/MS to Determine Elemental Composition of Air Particulates in El Paso/Juarez Airshed," Tania Espino, et al, Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research. [PDF]

"Utilization of Selected Area Electron Diffraction Patterns for Characterization of Air Submicron Particulate Matter Collected by a Thermophoretic Precipitator," J.J. Bang, et al, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, February 2003. [PDF]

"Visibility Research with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Camera Systems in the Paso del Norte and West Texas Regions, 2001-2002," N.J. Parks, et al. Executive summary of final report for project 582-2-48680 to TCEQ, September 30, 2002. [PDF]

University of Utah [Top of page]

"Characterization of Organic Constituents in Tropospheric Aerosols by Novel, Rapid GC/MS Techniques" (Draft), Sue Anne Sheya, et al, submitted to SCERP for publication it its monograph on Air Quality in the Paso del Norte Region. [PDF]

"Development of Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry as a Rapid Method for Ambient Particulate Characterization," Sue Anne Sheya, doctoral dissertation (abstract and table of contents only), December 2002. [PDF]

"Evaluation of PM Emissions from Vehicles in the Border Region," Kerry Kelly, et.al., SCERP Project No. A-01-04. [PDF]

"Exploratory Studies of PM10 Receptor and Source Profiling by GC/MS and Principal Component Analysis of Temporally and Spatially Resolved Ambient Samples," Sun Joo Jeon, et al, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, May 2001. [PDF]

"Fugitive Dust Control in Doña Ana County, New Mexico," John Veranth, et. al., SCERP Project No. A-01-7. [PDF]

"Measurement of Fugitive Dust Suspension and Redeposition under Doña Ana County, New Mexico Conditions", John Veranth, et. al., SCERP Project No. A-02-7. [PDF]

"Novel Analytical Dimensions in Exploratory Field Studies of Air Particulate Matter," Sue Anne Sheya, et al, Proceedings of the A&WMA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2000. [PDF]

"Particulate Matter (PM) Source Attribution in the Paso del Norte Air Basin using Multivariate Analysis of Organic Speciation Data," Huichai Zhang, et al, presented at the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute, San Diego, Ca, March, 2003. [PDF]

"Receptor and Source Profiling by GC/MS Analysis of Temporally and Spatially Resolved PM Samples," Sun Joo Jeon, et al, Proceedings of th A&WMA PM2000: Particulate Matter & Health...Conference, January 2000. [PDF]

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency [Top of page]

"BRAVO - Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational Study," Final Report - September 2004. [Report].

"El Paso / Juarez Saturation PM10 Study", Mary Kemp, EPA Region 6, December 1989. [Volume I] [Volume II]

Western Governors' Association [Top of page]

"Border 2012 Baseline Emissions Inventory Technical Memorandum - Draft Final." Paula Fields and Marty Wolfe, Prepared for: Western Governors' Association (WGA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). September 30, 2004. [PDF]

Special Topics

Air Pollution Along the U.S.-Mexico Border [Top of page]
This section is provided with permission from Elsevier Publishing - Rights Department. Volume 276, Issues 1-3, Pages 1-238 (10 August 2001) of Science of the Total Environment was dedicated to U.S. - Mexico Air Quality.

Brickkilns [Top of page]

General Brickkiln Reports

"Aerosol Characterization of Wood-Fed Brick Kiln Effluents in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico: Measurements of Air Quality in Juarez, Chihuahua", C.W. Bruce, July, 1999. [PDF]

"Brickkiln Design: Observations and Recommendations - Obrador Ladrillero: Observaciones y Recomendaciones". Presentation, April, 2002. [PPS]

"Characterization and Reduction of Air Pollutants from Brick Kilns in Northern Mexico," Master's Thesis, Eric S. Stewart UofU, December 1997. [PDF]

"Emissions Survey Conducted at Five Brick Kilns Located in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico," American Environmental Testing Co., March 30-31, 1993. [PDF]

"Emission Testing of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Brickkilns for FEMAP Foundation," American Environmental Testing Co., March 30-31, 1993. [PDF]

"Final Report: Cooperative Agreement x-996524-01-2, Point Source Pollution Identification, Prevention, and Reduction Project for El Paso, TX / Sunland Park, NM / Cd. Juarez, Chih., MX", V. H. Valenzuela, October 31, 1997. [PDF]

"Report" "Emissions Testing of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Brick Kilns," H. Van, et.al., El Paso Natural Gas Company, April 20, 1993. [PDF]

El Paso Electric Company Cd. Juarez Environmental Brickkiln (EBK) Project [Top of page]

Environmental Brickkiln Project [Exit to website] [Chronology]

Brickkiln Emissions Testing and Quantification Slides [PDF]

Development of International Emission Reduction Credits: An Example from El Paso Del Norte [PDF]

Environmental Brickkiln Construction [Phase I] [Phase II] [Phase III] [Construction Slides]

Proposal for Using Credits from Emissions Reductions Resulting from Brickkiln Conversions in Cd. Juárez, Mexico, to Meet NOx Allowance Obligations Under TNRCC's Senate Bill 7 Rules, August 26, 2002 [PDF]

Mobile Sources [Top of page]

"Cleaning Up Diesel Trucks: A Model Rule for States," State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) - STAPPA/ALAPCO, September, 2004. [PDF]