The pollution can bring with it a series of health effects for those who breathe oxygen in an environment with these conditions, which is why the government of Mexico City, being one of the largest and most populated cities in the world, carries out constant monitoring of the air quality.
Every day, every hour, the Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate of the country’s capital publishes its air quality report in the Valley of Mexico.
With each update, the capital authorities call on the population to take precautions regarding outdoor activities and even carry out measures in this area, such as the application of the Environmental Contingency and the double Hoy No Circula.
This is the report from the Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate of Mexico City on this November 15 to the cutting of the 05:00 hours.
The air quality in Mexico City and the State of Mexico is “Bad”, according to the report from the Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate and the health risk is “High“.
People should take this report from the authorities into account when carrying out outdoor activities, especially when it comes to sensitive groups.
As for the Ultra Violet Ray Indexa level 0this means that “it does not need protection” if it is going to go outdoors.
In this regard, the capital authorities published the following recommendations:
You can do outdoor activities.
The Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate has 16 stations that record air quality in Mexico City, these were the results of each one, according to the latest report.
Tlalpan (AJM): Good
Benito Juárez (BJU): No data or under maintenance
Azcapotzalco (CAM): Good
Coyoacán (CCA): Good
Cuajimalpa (CUA): Good
Gustavo A. Madero (GAM): No data or under maintenance
Cuauhtémoc (HGM): Good
Iztacalco (IZT): No data or under maintenance
Venustiano Carranza (MER): Good
Miguel Hidalgo (MGH): Good
Álvaro Obregón (PED): Good
Cuajimalpa (SFE): No data or under maintenance
Iztapalapa (SAC): Acceptable
Tlahuac (TAH): No data or under maintenance
Coyoacán (UAX): No data or under maintenance
Iztapalapa (UIZ): Acceptable
While in the 13 monitoring stations located in the Mexican entity, the air quality is as follows:
Atizapan (ATI): Good
Chalco (CHO): No data or under maintenance
Cuautitlán Izcalli (CUT): Good
Naucalpan (FAC): No data or under maintenance
Nezahualcoyotl (FAR): No data or under maintenance
Ecatepec (LLA): Good
Tlalnepantla Annex (LPR): Good
Nezahualcóyotl (NEZ): Good
Ecatepec (SAG): Good
Tlalnepantla (TLA): Good
Tultitlán (TLI): Acceptable
Coacalco (VIF): Bad
Ecatepec (XAL): No data or under maintenance
It is worth mentioning that some municipalities and mayors’ offices are repeated on the list because they have more than one atmospheric monitoring station.
Mexico is among the Latin American countries with the highest atmospheric pollution, with the Mexico City slightly surpassing Santiago de Chile in concentration of fine particles.
The World Report on Air Quality 2024prepared by IQAirpoints out that air pollution in the country is a significant problem, mainly due to the high concentration of fine PM2.5 particles, which are the most dangerous to health. In 2024, the concentration of PM2.5 in Mexico was approximately 3.5 times higher than the annual reference value recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The main pollutant in Mexico and in cities like Montereyis PM2.5, composed of organic chemicals, dust, soot and metals from vehicles, factories and burning materials. These microscopic particles can enter the bloodstream and are associated with respiratory, cardiovascular and other serious conditions.
