Sulfate transported from the eastern United States and from point sources in the northeastern Mexico, as well as dust from west of the site along the Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona border in the spring are the major causes of haze at the Big Bend National Park. Organics associated with fires in the spring and dust transported from northern Africa in the summer also have important contributions to regional haze in those special episodes.

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