New ozone standard in the U.S.A. applied to Mexico City metropolitan air quality
- Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico Distrito Federal (Mexico). Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera
The air quality of the Mexico City Metropolitan Zone (MCMZ) is recognized as one of the worst air pollution problems in the world. At the present, ozone is the most critical atmospheric pollutant in the area. According to the air quality data of the monitoring station at the University of Mexico, the ozone problem started in 1986. Mexican Ozone Air Quality Standard (MOAQS) specifies that a concentration of 0.11 ppm must not be exceeded more than one hour a day, one day a year in the term of three years. The Official Air Quality Data (RAMA) from 19 monitoring stations in the MCMZ coincides with the University station`s data, presenting the same atmospheric pollution problem. In the most critical sites the MOAQS is exceeded more than 1,300 hours in a year. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (EPA) is working to establish the new ozone standard. EPA is setting the standard at 0.08 ppm on an average of 8 hours, considering the 3 year average of the annual 4th highest daily maximum 8 hour ozone concentration. The purpose of this paper is to present the tendency and comparison between two standards (1 hour and 8 hours) of the ozone concentrations in the MCMZ, since 1986 to 1996. Although Mexico does not yet have the 8 hour standard for ozone, it is very important to analyze the existing air quality data with this new standard. In this way the aim is to protect the health of more than 20 million inhabitants in the MCMZ.
- OSTI ID:
- 679445
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980632-; TRN: IM9940%%264
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 91. annual meeting and exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, San Diego, CA (United States), 14-18 Jun 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 91. annual meeting and exhibition. Bridging international boundaries: Clean production for environmental stewardship; PB: [5000] p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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