Pollutant | Permissible value or limit | Mexican official norm | ||
Acute exposure | Chronic exposure | |||
Concentration (µg/m3) 24-hour average | Maximum allowed frequency | Concentration (µg/m3) annual arithmetic mean | ||
TSP | 210 | 2% per year measurements | - | NOM-025-SSA1-1993 [3] |
PM10 | 120 | 2% per year measurements | 50 | |
PM2.5 | 65 | 2% per year measurements | 15 |