Emission inventory of criteria pollutants Costa Rica in 2011

Abstract

Criteria pollutant emissions were determined in Costa Rica in 2011, from the application of emission factors, measurement sources, the application of mechanistic models and material balance. A total of 1,898,591 tons of criteria pollutants which were recorded, mobile sources are the main contributions with nearly 61%, followed by the area and stationary sources, with 21 and 18 % respectively. The most abundant pollutant in weight, anthropogenically generated during 2011 was the carbon monoxide ( CO ), issuing into the atmosphere about 856 264 tonnes per year, mainly for mobile sources; next in order of importance emissions of total organic gases (GOT) with more than 434 777 tonnes per year, with mobile sources which generate 40 %.

Keywords

• Criteria pollutants
• Emissions inventories
• Emissions
• Mobile source pollutants
• Carbon monoxide