Abstract

BAUTISTA, Francisco et al. An automated monitoring system of urban pollution using geochemical and magnetic parameters. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2023, vol.75, n.2, A100523.  Epub June 07, 2024. ISSN 1405-3322.  https://doi.org/10.18268/bsgm2023v75n2a100523.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that environmental pollution causes seven million premature deaths annually, equivalent to one in eight deaths worldwide. To combat this, the organized implementation of reliable indicators is critical, and these indicators should be monitored over short, medium, and long terms. The principal industrial and economic activities at Mexico’s national level are concentrated in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Urban expansion, with unmeasured and essentially unplanned growth, has been accompanied by a notable increase in environmental pollution. The software discussed herein quantifies and analyzes the contents of potentially toxic elements in soils, dust, and plants to monitor how environmental pollution contributes to the ill-health of the population of Mexico City and how these adverse effects could potentially be reduced. The software can analyze conventional geochemical data and alternative proxies such as magnetic parameters and color variations for three environmental matrices: soils, dust, and plants in urban areas.

Keywords : urban soils; urban dust; urban plants; magnetic properties; color; FRX.

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