Jurez Roadway Improvement Study Survey PART5

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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5
Study Area West of Ciudad Juárez, México
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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5
PROCESSES (erosion) Sources of dust and silt
uphill, from adjacent areas
El Aguila hill
Conglomeratic Material (Regosol)
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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5
PROCESSES (carryout) Mud and dirt carryout from
unpaved, unconditioned roads
Rainfall runoff and vehicle traffic
Curb line
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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5
PROCESSES (runoff to... nowhere) Scarce
infrastructure for stormwater control in the
study area
Gutter
Low maintenance conducts to clogged channels
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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5

• This means particulate emissions from
• Resuspension of loose material on paved roads
• Pulverization (particles are lifted and dropped)
  in unpaved soils

Paved
Unpaved
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Juárez Roadway Improvement Study Survey / PART5
Prepared by Gerardo Tarin Direccion General de
Ecologia y Proteccion Civil de Juarez dnaj_at_prodigy
.net.mx