U.S.-Mexico: An International Workshop on the Influences of Air Quality on The Mayan Heritage Sites In Mesoamerica; Merida, Mexico, November 2005

0436627基纳这个美国-墨西哥奖将支持一个研究讲习班，讨论玛雅遗址因空气污染入侵而退化的问题。 该讲习班由辛辛那提大学的Timothy Keener博士和Mingming Lu博士与墨西哥国立自治大学的Humberto Bravo博士共同组织，将于2005年11月在墨西哥梅里达举行。研讨会将讨论这些世界遗产所面临的问题，以及具有空气质量科学和工程专业知识的研究人员如何将他们的专业知识集中在保护方面。 玛雅人创造了丰富多彩的壁画和许多其他美丽的艺术作品，这些作品仍然作为他们引人注目的废墟的一部分而存在。 然而，由于空气污染的入侵，这些都受到了威胁。 在一些遗址，油漆正在大量剥落，灰泥表面和石刻正在腐蚀和破碎。 造成这种破坏的原因是位于墨西哥湾周围的电力、工业和石化工厂排放的酸雨，其中包括来自美国甚至远至委内瑞拉的酸雨。 控制空气污染物向该区及其周围地区输送和转化的气象条件十分复杂，使我们更难了解问题的根源。 对污染物排放、运输、沉积和损害机制的全面讨论将有助于更好地理解工业排放、气象和地质条件以及当地社会经济模式对艺术作品的综合影响。社会经济因素的整合将使地方政府未来的研究和适应取得更好的成功。长远来说，工作坊有助政府在制订政策时，更有效地平衡工业发展和历史遗迹的保护。讲习班的成果将广泛传播，并可能适用于面临类似环境挑战的世界其他地区。

0436627Keener This U.S.-Mexico award will support a research workshop to discuss the degradation of Mayan ruins from the incursions of air pollution. The workshop, which is being organized by Drs. Timothy Keener and Mingming Lu of the University of Cincinnati, together with Dr. Humberto Bravo of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), will be held in Merida, Mexico in November, 2005. The workshop will discuss the problems facing these world heritage sites and how researchers with expertise in air quality science and engineering can bring their expertise to focus on their preservation. The Mayans created colorful murals and many other beautiful works of art that still exist as part of their striking ruins. However, these are now endangered due to the incursions of air pollution. At some sites, paint is flaking off extensively and stucco surfaces and stone inscriptions are corroding and crumbling. This devastation is attributed to acid rain emanating from electrical, industrial and petrochemical plants located around the Gulf of Mexico and include sources from the United States and even as far away as Venezuela. The meteorological conditions controlling the transport and transformation of air pollutants to and around this region are complex and add to the difficulty of understanding the sources of the problems. The comprehensive discussion of pollutant emission, transport, deposition and damage mechanisms will result in better understanding of the integrated impacts of industrial emissions, meteorological and geological conditions, and the local socio-economic patterns on the art work. The integration of social economic factors will lead to better success of future research and adaptation by the local government. In the long run, the workshop will help better policy making in balancing industrial development and preservation of historical sites. Workshop results will be widely disseminated, and may be applicable to the other parts of the world experiencing similar environmental challenges.