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Dr. Arturo Figueroa Montaño
Physics Department - University Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering, University of Guadalajara. Mexico

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Journal article
Published: 10 August 2020 in Sustainability
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Environmental health diagnosis was made in a sport and recreational park in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The objective of this research was to perform an environmental diagnosis in Tucson Park; it concentrated on air quality (fine and coarse particulate matter, carbon dioxide), environmental noise, water quality of springs and a pond according to national standards, and macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of water condition, as well as phytosanitary state of wooded area. Additionally, a survey was conducted to study environmental perception. Results of the study highlighted significant statistical differences concerning the amount and size of particles for the winter and spring seasons. Noise levels within the park premises exceeded the Mexican standard. Water quality measured through general criteria of integrated water quality index (WQI) qualified the park´s analyzed springs as acceptable but to abstain its use and human consumption. Finally, the perception survey identified insecurity as the major problem, followed by the lack of lighting and effective communication of courses and workshops for the community to attend. It is one of the first environmental diagnoses in sport parks in Mexico´s Metropolitan Areas as an integrated approach of ecosystem health and wellbeing of city inhabitants.

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina; Javier Omar Martínez-Abarca; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño; Valentina Davydova-Belitskaya. Environmental Health Diagnosis in a Park as a Sustainability Initiative in Cities. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6436 .

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina, Javier Omar Martínez-Abarca, Arturo Figueroa-Montaño, Valentina Davydova-Belitskaya. Environmental Health Diagnosis in a Park as a Sustainability Initiative in Cities. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6436.

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina; Javier Omar Martínez-Abarca; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño; Valentina Davydova-Belitskaya. 2020. "Environmental Health Diagnosis in a Park as a Sustainability Initiative in Cities." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6436.

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Published: 30 June 2020 in ECORFAN Journal Mexico
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The problem of noise in bars is critical and it has increased in residential areas where urban development plans often do not consider this kind of pollutant when granting the municipal license for these entertainment venues. Part of the problem is failure in applying specific land management policies to enable peaceful coexistence between entertainment premises and neighbors. This paper presents the results of a noise study in a bar and the neighboring area where dwellers complain about elevated noise that restrain their rest. Within premises equivalent continuous sound level (LAtt) ranged from 77.4-82.9 dB A in at least 50% of measuring time. Concerning the residential area, LAtt ranged from 52.0 -58.0 dB A and occasionally reached maximum levels of 68 -73 dB A. Recorded levels in the residential area do not comply with Mexican law of 50 dB A to guarantee a peaceful atmosphere for residents to rest and enjoy their homes.

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina; Ilse Denisse Sánchez-Jiménez; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño. Noise in bars: analysis of an environmental problem in the city. ECORFAN Journal Mexico 2020, 35 -46.

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina, Ilse Denisse Sánchez-Jiménez, Arturo Figueroa-Montaño. Noise in bars: analysis of an environmental problem in the city. ECORFAN Journal Mexico. 2020; ():35-46.

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Martha Georgina Orozco-Medina; Ilse Denisse Sánchez-Jiménez; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño. 2020. "Noise in bars: analysis of an environmental problem in the city." ECORFAN Journal Mexico , no. : 35-46.

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Published: 01 March 2019 in American Journal of Environmental Sciences
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The results of an environmental perception study about a contaminated watercourse in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico are presented. Percept and opinions of residents were collected by direct interview from a random sample of 370 out of 8 900 dwellings and statistical reliability of 95%. Main results highlighted complains about sewage dumping and related displeasing odor (39.3%), as well as the presence of mosquitoes (17.6%) as disease vectors. At most impacted sites (P3, P4, P6, P8) common reported signs and symptoms were irritation to organs of the respiratory system and headache. Thus, finding a very significant association (chi-square test, P<0.0000) among prevailing environmental conditions and reported symptoms at 95% confidence interval. Finally, 90% of interviewee qualified the channel´s environmental quality as very bad, since the benefits they can get from a natural stream like landscape beauty, microclimate regulator or water supply, are limited by the unhealthy state of water.

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Martha Georgina Orozco Medina; Valentina Davydova Belitskaya; Martha Georgina Orozco Medina; Arturo Figueroa Montaño. Perception Study of Environmental Pollution of a Watercourse in Guadalajara City, Mexico. American Journal of Environmental Sciences 2019, 15, 107 -113.

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Martha Georgina Orozco Medina, Valentina Davydova Belitskaya, Martha Georgina Orozco Medina, Arturo Figueroa Montaño. Perception Study of Environmental Pollution of a Watercourse in Guadalajara City, Mexico. American Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2019; 15 (3):107-113.

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Martha Georgina Orozco Medina; Valentina Davydova Belitskaya; Martha Georgina Orozco Medina; Arturo Figueroa Montaño. 2019. "Perception Study of Environmental Pollution of a Watercourse in Guadalajara City, Mexico." American Journal of Environmental Sciences 15, no. 3: 107-113.

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Published: 26 June 2018 in Atmosphere
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To study the air quality in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA), concentrations of suspended particles (PM10) and ozone (O3) reported by eight monitoring stations were analyzed. Also, six commonly found types of synoptic situations (TSS) during 1996–2016 were identified using an atmospheric pattern correlation method on the mean sea level pressure and geopotential heights (850 hPa, 500 hPa, and 200 hPa) of fields given by the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) database. Overall, 75% of the period of study was classified as one of the six TSS. Afterward, statistical significance tests (confidence level 95%) were applied to determine whether the TSS affected PM10 and O3 concentrations locally in the GMA. PM10 maximum hourly concentrations (~76.7 μg/m3) occurred around 8 am local time, while that of ozone (~0.054 ppm) occurred between 1–4 pm local time. Meanwhile, PM10 monthly levels were higher between December and May, and the highest O3 concentrations occurred between April and June. Average annual levels of PM10 have decreased through the years, while the annual trend of mean O3 concentrations seemed to respond to the 11-year solar cycle. It was also found that during “convective-allowing situations” (TSS VI) and “thermal low over California” (TSS I), PM10 concentrations remained low in the GMA, and O3 concentrations rose under the influence of a “low-pressure system over the United States (USA)” (TSS II). Further research is suggested to address the effect of the local circulation in the GMA linked to the TSS on O3 and PM10 concentrations.

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Mariam Fonseca-Hernández; Iryna Tereshchenko; Yandy G. Mayor; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño; Osvaldo Cuesta-Santos; Cesar Monzón. Atmospheric Pollution by PM10 and O3 in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico. Atmosphere 2018, 9, 243 .

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Mariam Fonseca-Hernández, Iryna Tereshchenko, Yandy G. Mayor, Arturo Figueroa-Montaño, Osvaldo Cuesta-Santos, Cesar Monzón. Atmospheric Pollution by PM10 and O3 in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico. Atmosphere. 2018; 9 (7):243.

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Mariam Fonseca-Hernández; Iryna Tereshchenko; Yandy G. Mayor; Arturo Figueroa-Montaño; Osvaldo Cuesta-Santos; Cesar Monzón. 2018. "Atmospheric Pollution by PM10 and O3 in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico." Atmosphere 9, no. 7: 243.