CLEAN AIR 101

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CLEAN AIR 101
Prepared byDonato de la CruzTechnical
AdvisorEnergy and Clean Air Project (ECAP)
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AIR POLLUTANTS AND THEIR HEALTH AND ENVIROMENTAL
IMPACTS
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PRIMARY SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION
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INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION RESULTS TO
CO
CARBON MONOXIDE
HC
HYDROCARBONS
PM
PARTICULATE MATTERS (TSP, PM10, PM2.5)
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BUSES, JEEPNEYS, TRUCKS and OTHER DIESEL VEHICLES
are major sources of PARTICULATE MATTER.
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HEALTH EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER (PM)

• May impair respiratory function leading to acute
  respiratory morbidity and mortality.
• Irritates the respiratory tract, constrict
  airways, exacerbate asthma and bronchitis, and
  increase rates of respiratory infection.
• Children and infants appear to be particularly
  sensitive.

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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
DAMAGE TO PLANTS, BUILDINGS, RIVERS, LAKES
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WHAT CAN WE DO?
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DO NOT ALLOW JEEPNEYS, BUSES, TRUCKS AND OTHER
DIESEL VEHICLES THAT EMIT BLACK SMOKE ON OUR
ROADS.
STOP SMOKE BELCHING
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DO NOT ALLOW TRICYCLES EMITTING HIGH LEVELS OF
HYDROCARBON (HC) ON OUR STREETS.
USE CLEANER ENGINES/FUELS
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PROPERLY IMPLEMENT THE CLEAN AIR ACT
All motor vehicles must pass emission test prior
to registration at LTO.
EMISSION TEST before registration
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PROPERLY IMPLEMENT THE CLEAN AIR ACT
ROADSIDE INSPECTION AND APPREHENSION
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USE CLEAN (ALTERNATIVE) FUELS SUCH AS COCO-METHYL
ESTERS (CME) O BIODIESEL

• Adding 1 to 5 CME to diesel fuel results to
  reduction in emission of black smoke.

• Since July 2004, all government diesel vehicles
  are required to use diesel blended with 1 CME.
  (Malacañang Memorandum Circular No. 55 -
  Directing all Departments, Bureaus, Offices,
  Agencies and Instrumentalities of the Government
  to Use 1 by Volume "Coco Methyl Ester" in their
  fuel requirements for the Diesel Vehicles)

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USE CLEANER ENGINES SUCH AS 4-STROKE MOTORCYCLES.
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PRACTICE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

• Regular oil change.

• Regular cleaning/change of air filter.

Aside from lesser smoke emission, preventive
maintenance results to fuel saving.
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DRIVE PROPERLY
Do not overload
Avoid jackrabbit start
Overloading and jack rabbit start results to
higher emission of pollutants.
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THANK YOU!!!