"The Mexican government has announced it will pursue a sweeping array of tactics to combat industrial pollution, from $4.8m in fines against a plant processing US hazardous waste to the rollout of a new industrial air-monitoring system, following investigations by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, a Mexican investigative unit. Those stories revealed high levels of heavy-metal contamination in the neighborhood around the factory,"
"Zinc Nacional, in the Monterrey metropolitan area, and showed the broader extent of industrial pollution in the region, linked to Monterrey's role in manufacturing and recycling goods for the US market. The investigations found that facilities are releasing more toxic heavy metals into the city's air than the totals reported in many US states, and more carbon dioxide than nearly half the world's nations."
Mexico will pursue measures to combat industrial pollution, including $4.8m in fines against a plant handling US hazardous waste and a new industrial air-monitoring system. Heavy-metal contamination was found around Zinc Nacional in the Monterrey metropolitan area, and industrial pollution in the region is linked to Monterrey’s manufacturing and recycling for the US market. Facilities are releasing more toxic heavy metals into city air than totals reported in many US states and emitting more carbon dioxide than nearly half the world’s nations. The government plans an atmospheric monitoring network for industry to measure emissions including heavy metals. The main regulator is updating air and soil contamination standards, some unchanged for decades, while details and the system’s geographic scope remain unclear.
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