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Contaminación Atmosférica en la Ciudad de Santiago |
ABSTRACT [RESUMEN]In this paper, atmospheric pollution in large cities is first analized as a global problem. The pollution effects over greatly populated cities are identified and the affected world population fraction is estimated. Most important atmospheric pollutants and their effect on human health are also described. Secondly, the environmental problems of the city of Santiago are analized. A general diagnostic is introduced and the emissionīs contribution by source are presented. Thus, the outputs of the application from the first Metropolitan Region Pollutant Prevention Plan is evaluated. Finally, a general outline of a new Metropolitan Region Pollutant Prevention Plan, recently approved by Government, is presented. |