A modeling study of air pollution modulation through land-use change in the Valley of Mexico

Using a prognostic air quality model it is shown that by the partial recovery of Lake Texcoco near the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, a local reduction of about 11% to 15% can be achieved in concentration levels of ozone (O 3), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO 2) and chemical compounds w...

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Published inAtmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 36; no. 14; pp. 2297 - 2307
Main Authors Jazcilevich, Aron D, Garcı́a, Agustı́n R, Ruı́z-Suárez, L.Gerardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2002
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Air pollution modeling
Air quality
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Exact sciences and technology
Land–lake breeze effect
Mexico city
Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution
Pollution
Central America
Mexico
America
Mexico city
Air pollution modeling
Air quality
Land–lake breeze effect
Atmospheric condition
Photochemical oxidants
Chemical compound
Pollution prevention
Pollutant formation
Ozone
Wind effect
Urban area
Modeling
Precursor
Time variation
Breeze
Sulfur dioxide
Suspended particle
Content
Aerosols
Air pollution
Carbon monoxide
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Summary:Using a prognostic air quality model it is shown that by the partial recovery of Lake Texcoco near the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, a local reduction of about 11% to 15% can be achieved in concentration levels of ozone (O 3), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO 2) and chemical compounds with the potential of forming aerosols. This phenomenon takes place because of the land–lake breeze effect and local temperature modulation induced by the location and size of the recovered lake areas.
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ISSN:1352-2310
1873-2844
DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00197-8