Despite being a no expert in telling the quality of air in cities around
our country, through my everyday experiences commuting to school and back home for
almost 5 years, I can attest the our air is evidently going through air
pollution problems especially here in Metro Manila. It was like inhaling this
kind of air is part of my everyday life, whether I like it or not.
According
to Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center, to be able to understand
the air pollution problem of a country, a lot of examinations are required and
these include its geography, climate, drivers (urbanization, industry and
economy, energy, and transport), sources, status, and impacts of air pollution.
And through the help of the conducted national emissions inventory of air
pollution sources in 1990, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) has identified the sources of air pollution in most cities in the
Philippines and these are motor vehicles, open burning of solid waste, and
industry. In this regard, through the different studies and monitoring done by the
DENR in the country, it is then justifiable to say that the Philippines is experiencing
a low air quality.
The
impacts of having a low air quality may not be obvious to most of us but this
should not be the reason for ignoring it. Serious health impacts and
destruction of our environment are the most alarming products of air pollution.
And if we do not do something to help our air to recover from its current state,
we may experience worst impacts in the future.
We
all want to live in a clean and beautiful environment. And to make this possible,
we should all take part in saving our environment from different forms of
pollution, even in small ways.
by: Kathleen Joy Santos
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