Introduction:

The spatial distribution of emissions inventories has great importance in monitoring strategies analysis, especially in evaluation of compromised areas that exceed legal limits.

Objective:

To develop the spatial distribution of atmospheric pollutants (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter) emitted by steam generators of Villa Clara sugar mills.

Materials and Methods:

The emissions were calculated with emission factors. Later, with the use of Surfer 12, the spatial distributions of each estimated pollutants were elaborated.

Results and Discussion:

All the stacks exceed established limits for particulate matter. The same occurs for nitrogen oxides with the exception of the Efraín Alfonso mill. Meanwhile, sulfur dioxide is not a problem. In the southeast of the province sugar mills have the higher emission values.

Conclusions:

Spatial distribution of emissions inventory from the sugar industry in the analyzed area is a first approximation to the knowledge of a phenomenon for which there is no prior information.

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