Whats been done to reduce air pollution in Mexico City?
The Mexican government has worked considerably hard to reduce key air pollutants over Mexico City. Firstly they have managed to completely remove reactive olefins from LPG. Secondly, new legislation brought out in 1991, ensures that new vehicles have to be fitted with catalytic converters. Both of these strategies have made an immediate effect by improving the air quality over Mexico City. The reduction of these two air pollutants has also decreased the formation of ozone pollution. Ozone air pollution is a powerful irritant to your eyes, nose and throat. So, by reducing this pollutant, everyone will be able to breath a little easier. However, while these air quality management programmes have contributed to significant reductions in hazardous emissions to the atmosphere, the fact remains that there’s still serious air pollution issues in Mexico City that have not been addressed. For example, there appears to be no reduction in the level of black carbon being emitted to the atmosphere,
