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Public urge to preserve 'good' air, water quality of ZamPen


Philippine Information Agency
22 Apr 2021

Zamboanga City, April 22 (PIA) - In observance of Earth month this year, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) -9 shared that air and water quality in Zamboanga Peninsula region is good and not close to danger status especially if people remain compliant with the imposed environmental protection policies.

Thus, EMB-9 is appealing to the public to preserve the air and water quality "because if these will fall, our health will also be affected," said Chief of Monitoring Section Engr. Aisa Reyes during the Kapihan na Zamboanga today, April 22.

"We do water quality monitoring every month and as usual, we encounter common problems such as seeing wastes floating in rivers," she further explained.

Those who live at riverbanks are especially advised and highly discouraged to throw domestic wastes in the river to avoid polluting the water that can generate fecal coliforms, bacteria that cause illnesses.

"The water here is still in good quality that's why we should preserve, if not, we are putting our health at risks" she emphasized.

Meanwhile, EMB-9 is also conducting air sampling from the factories and garage testing for the vehicles to assure that gas emission is following the standard protocol; as well as permits are secured from DENR.

"The primary cause of air pollution are these gases emitted from factories and vehicles that are violating the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) standards," said Engr. Reyes.

EMB-9 is continuously monitoring the air quality in five different Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Zamboanga City, of which three (3) are operationalized manually and two (2) are connected to their server to operationalize 24/7.

The stations are located in Ateneo De Zamboanga University - Tumaga Campus, Western Mindanao State University - San Ramon Campus, Zamboanga City Medical Center, Chico Baliwasan Zamboanga City and on site at EMB-9 Pasonanca, Zamboanga City respectively.

Also, the engineer encouraged the public "to do their fair share in restoring planet earth and help influence other to preserve the air and water while it is still in good quality" (EDT/JRA/PIA9-Zamboanga City)

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