Challenges and Opportunities on Urban Water Quality in Mexico City

Mexico City has a population of 9 million inhabitants and was settled on a lakebed with high seismic potential. It is currently embedded in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, which encompasses 22 million inhabitants and which was self-sufficient in water in the past, but currently extracts 70% from...

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Main Authors: Marisa Mazari-Hiriart, Marco A. Tapia-Palacios, Alba E. Zarco-Arista, Ana C. Espinosa-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00169/full