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Ambient Air Quality Monitoring for Tecate, Baja California, Mexico

Lead

Gabriel Ruiz
California Air Resources Board
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
Telephone: (916) 323-4397
FAX: (916) 327-8217

E-Mail: gruiz@arb.ca.gov

Abstract

This project established an ambient air monitoring station in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico in January 1999 and operated that site for one year. Continuing operation of this station as a permanent monitoring site is being funded by others. The station supplements data being gathered through the Tijuana and Mexicali Air Monitoring Networks. The following air pollutants are monitored:

The data collected meets the California Air Resources Board's strict QA/QC requirements and it is incorporated into a data base that is the foundation for any air quality management program for the region with the overall goals of: Data is stored in EPA's Air Quality System and is available in the Border Air Quality Data section of the CICA Web site.

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