{"id":4333,"date":"2021-08-26T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2021-08-26T09:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:46:15","slug":"mexico-city-taps-solar-energy-to-clean-up-historic-aztec-era-canals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/mexico-city-taps-solar-energy-to-clean-up-historic-aztec-era-canals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City taps solar energy to clean up historic Aztec-era canals."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mexican scientists have developed a unique “nanobubble” system using solar energy to improve water quality in the canals of Mexico City’s Xochimilco ecological zone, a popular tourist attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials in Mexico City have been focused on cleaning up the long-polluted waters of Xochimilco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the few areas of the capital that still boasts canal networks dating back to Aztec times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A team of researchers from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) has developed a method using solar energy to activate a pump that sends cleansing “nanobubbles” into the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bubbles help oxygenate the water, eliminating harmful pollutants and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which leads to healthier flora and fauna, according to Refugio Rodriguez Vazquez, a Cinvestav researcher. “We’ve seen in the places that we have bubbled a good proliferation of the Montezuma frog,” Rodriguez said, referring to one of Mexico’s native amphibian species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xochimilco is known for “chinampas,” floating beds of farm produce cultivated by the Aztecs in the 14th century to feed the population of the pre-Hispanic city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nanobubble system enables local farmers “to be able to work on their chinampas and make them productive by having a cleaner environment and conditions,” Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cinvestav team said the nanobubble system was also being applied in two water treatment plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It could also potentially be replicated in other waterways in Mexico City, where water quality is considered poor and supplies are often at the mercy of droughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solar panels powering the nanobubble technology sit atop Xochimilco’s famous “trajineras,” barge-like boats that shuttle tourists through the canals. They also provide onboard electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It can give us more benefits, both national and international tourism,” said Miguel Poblano Lugo, a trajinera service provider. “People who bring their cell phone and don’t have a battery can recharge them right there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters Staff. (2021). Mexico City taps solar energy to clean up historic Aztec-era canals. UK. Reuters<\/em>. Recuperado de <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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