ESTRATEGIAS DE DESCONTAMINACIÓN DEL AIRE EN ALGUNAS REGIONES Y CIUDADES DEL MUNDO
AIR DECONTAMINATION STRATEGIES IN SOME REGIONS AND CITIES OF THE WORLD

Author(s): Dora Luz Yepes Palacio, Javier Gonzaga Valencia
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: strategies for decontamination; air quality; atmospheric pollution; emissions
Summary/Abstract: In order to face the problem about the deterioration of air quality and itseffects on the health and the lifestyle of people, numerous decontamination strategieshave been adopted in several locations. These are sets of programs and measures thatseek to keep the air quality within certain standards and prevent damages to health.This scientifi c review article, describes various measures implemented in some cities andregions of the world to manage the associated impacts. First of all, it was possible todemonstrate that the strategies are proposed according to the characteristics of the pollutionproblem that arises, and also, the need to jointly regulate and implement measures toreduce emissions generated by transportation and industries, using controls on emissionstandards, improving the quality of fuels, changes to facilitate the transition to more environmentallyfriendly fuels, development of instruments such as, decontamination plans,protocols of monitoring and for the attention of critical episodes, and actions aimed atimproving mobility urban in sectors such as transportation and industry, among others.

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