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http://www.citymayors.com/environment/polluted_uscities.html

In 2006 Greater Mexico City had a population of 28.5 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world.

Largest Cities of the World - by Population

NOTE: Numbers shown include population within the recognized metro area of the city, and they include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.

All countries of the world - by population here!

Capital cities of the world - with population here!

1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025,000
2. Mexico City, Mexico - 18,131,000
3. Mumbai, India - 18,042,000
4. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711,000
5. New York City, USA - 16,626,000
6. Shanghai, China - 14,173,000
7. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000
8. Los Angeles, USA - 13,129,000
9. Calcutta, India - 12,900,000

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/top10/worst35d.html
Potentially affected people: 15 million

Type of pollutants: Ozone, SO2, SOx, NOx, pm2.5-pm10, HC, VOC, general exhaust

Site description: Mexico City has the worst air pollution in the country and ranks among the most polluted cities in the world. Its ozone levels exceed World Health Organization standards 300 days a year, and SEMARNAT has estimated that the air in the busy border town of Ciudad Juarez is 40% less contaminated than in the capital. Exhaust fumes from Mexico City's estimated 4 million motor vehicles, many of which are old and especially environmentally damaging, are the main source of air pollutants. The city's air problem is aggravated by its unique geography. Mexico City resides in a basin more than 7,400 feet above sea level and is surrounded on three sides by mountains. These isolate the city from regional weather disturbances and trap pollution.

Fig.1.1: The most polluted Megacities in the world

Health is estimated at even 10% reduction in PM10 would save 3,000 lives and 10,000 new cases of chronic bronchitis. Ozone reduction by 10% would save 300 lives and 2 million minor restricted activity days.

CASE STUDY: MEXICO (AIR POLLUTION)
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-29135-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Taking Control of Air Pollution in Mexico City
A clean air drive targets health improvements and health care savings

Located in a pollutant-trapping valley, Mexico City -- one of the world's largest cities -- has had limited success in battling suffocating air pollution. A new understanding of the health impacts of this pollution -- and of people's role in both the problem and the solution -- could lead to better targeted, more effective air improvement programs.
Famous for its size, its history, and the warmth of its people, Mexico City is also infamous for its air pollution. In 1992, the United Nations described the city's air as the most polluted on the planet. Six years later, that air earned Mexico the reputation of "the most dangerous city in the world for children."

This is a reputation Mexico has been working hard to improve. But despite more than a decade of stringent pollution-control measures, a dull haze hangs over the city most days, obscuring the stunning snow-capped mountains that frame the city and endangering the health of its inhabitants.

Air Pollution Statistics
http://www.cleanairprogress.org/clean-air-pollution/air-pollution-statistics.asp

Air Pollution Facts
http://www.cleanairprogress.org/clean-air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.asp

Air Pollution Facts
Pollutants Can Injure Health, And Harm The Environment. Find Out More About Them NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2007
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/26/fyi/main2126583.shtml

National Geographic: Air Pollution

Air Pollution Comes From Many Sources - Written by Mason Inman March 2007
http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution-overview.html

American Lung Association: Key Facts About Air Pollution
http://www.lungusa.org/atf/cf/%7B7A8D42C2-FCCA-4604-8ADE-7F5D5E762256%7D/key_air.pdf

US Department of Transportation

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqfactbk/index.htm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqfactbk/page03.htm

Emission Sources

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqfactbk/page09.htm

http://www.nrdc.org

http://www.whitehouse.gov/index.html

Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. And here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology.

By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past.

High gas prices fuel state investigation
Drivers here pay more than elsewhere in U.S.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/312755_gasprices24.html

Atlas: Where to Gas Up Around the Globe (Or Take the Bus)
http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/magazine/15-06/st_atlas

Gasoline Prices Around the World

Tips to Saving Money at the Gas Pump
Inflate Your Tires, Empty Your Trunk, Get Oil Changes Regularly and Other Tips

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/story?id=3827711&page=1

Federal Trade Commission Gas Saving Tipshttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/energysavings/savegas/flash.html

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You think we've got it bad? Gas prices kick world motorists.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2007-04-19-world-gas_N.htm

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