Tula Basin, the most polluted region in Mexico

Tenochtitlan was founded in an endorheic basin at more than two thousand meters of altitude, surrounded by mountains in the lacustrine river basin of the Valley of Mexico. I ts geographical location explains the water vulnerability of the current Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (MAVM).

Bibliographic Details
Author: Díaz-Quiñonez, José Alberto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repository:Mexican Journal of Medical Research
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/11093
Online Access:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/MJMR/article/view/11093
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tula basin
Mexico
Environmental pollution
Water contamination
Air pollution
Soil contamination
Mezquital Valley
México
cuenca de Tula
contaminación del agua
Description
Summary:Tenochtitlan was founded in an endorheic basin at more than two thousand meters of altitude, surrounded by mountains in the lacustrine river basin of the Valley of Mexico. I ts geographical location explains the water vulnerability of the current Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (MAVM).