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July 3, 2026Urban ScienceOpen Access

Premature Mortality and Costs Attributable to Imported Primary PM2.5 from a Densely Urbanized Metropolis

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AHAdolfo Hernández-MorenoVMVioleta Múgica-Álvarez

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Cross-state air pollution is linked to avoidable mortality and costs in urban areas, indicating urgent action is needed.

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  • This research aims to quantify the health impacts and economic costs of PM2.5 pollution from Mexico City on surrounding metropolitan areas.
  • Conducted 8640 air quality simulations using the Hysplit 5.3.0 model over 360 days.
  • Employed ArcGIS 10.4 for geoprocessing calculations to assess PM2.5 mass exchange.
  • Utilized BenMap-CE 1.5.0.4 to calculate premature mortality and health-related economic costs.
  • Estimated 19,473 avoidable premature deaths in Toluca and Cuernavaca due to PM2.5 exported from Mexico City.
  • Calculated annual economic costs of $12,197 million for Toluca and $4,140 million for Cuernavaca.

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Hernández-Moreno et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4755345c29257aa257a6a2https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci10070370
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