Air pollution in Mexico City
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Air pollution in Mexico City is rather high. It has been said that "Mexico City
’s air has gone from among the world’s cleanest to among the dirtiest in the span of a generation." Historic air pollution episodes of the 1950s led to acute increases in infant mortality
. Connections have also been found between air pollution and school absenteeism among children in Mexico City, between air pollution and heart rate variability
among the elderly in Mexico City, and between urban air pollutants on emergency visits for childhood asthma in Mexico City.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
’s air has gone from among the world’s cleanest to among the dirtiest in the span of a generation." Historic air pollution episodes of the 1950s led to acute increases in infant mortality
Infant mortality
Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...
. Connections have also been found between air pollution and school absenteeism among children in Mexico City, between air pollution and heart rate variability
Heart rate variability
Heart rate variability is a physiological phenomenon where the time interval between heart beats varies. It is measured by the variation in the beat-to-beat interval....
among the elderly in Mexico City, and between urban air pollutants on emergency visits for childhood asthma in Mexico City.