The Environment Ministry has a negative annual balance for 2009 on air pollution
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO (28/DIC/2010) .- pollution indices in the Area Metropolitana de Guadalajara (ZMG) have increased considerably compared to last year because in 2010 there were 119 days with levels Imeca (Metropolitan Index of Air Quality) above 100 points, reported this morning the Ministry of Environment for Sustainable Development ( SEMADES ).
David Parra Romero, director of the Atmospheric Monitoring System of the unit, gave a press conference to present the preliminary results of air conditions in the city during this year. The results, he said, were not the best, because in 2009 only 84 days (32 less than this period) had elevated levels of contamination.
Much of this increase in dates "hazardous or harmful" are presented fairly in December, then last year when only three days of last month showed levels high pollution in 2010 are 22 of the 26 after that keep the alert status.
"In the last three months of the year has presented a number of days above 100 IMEC, reaches 90% of this difference, ie the last three months have been quite harmful or injurious air quality much in relation to the entry of the La Nina phenomenon, which has significantly affected the weather. "
According to the state official, the twelfth month of 2010 has presented practically in all his days a marked escalation of pollution, which has resulted in four contingencies atmospheric enacted by this dependence.
David Parra Romero, director of the Atmospheric Monitoring System of the unit, gave a press conference to present the preliminary results of air conditions in the city during this year. The results, he said, were not the best, because in 2009 only 84 days (32 less than this period) had elevated levels of contamination.
Much of this increase in dates "hazardous or harmful" are presented fairly in December, then last year when only three days of last month showed levels high pollution in 2010 are 22 of the 26 after that keep the alert status.
"In the last three months of the year has presented a number of days above 100 IMEC, reaches 90% of this difference, ie the last three months have been quite harmful or injurious air quality much in relation to the entry of the La Nina phenomenon, which has significantly affected the weather. "
According to the state official, the twelfth month of 2010 has presented practically in all his days a marked escalation of pollution, which has resulted in four contingencies atmospheric enacted by this dependence.