Inside the framework of the Atmospheric Decontamination Plan of the O’Higgins Central Valley for respirable particulate matter MP 2.5, which started its implementation in March 2023, the Seremi of the Atmosphere is creating a examine to guage firewood consumption within the space, for which it put in sensors in every of the communes of the central valley of the area.
On this context, the Seremi of the Atmosphere, Giovanna Amaya, traveled to the communes of Chimbarongo, Malloa and Codegua to overview the operation of the gear, the place she met with municipal officers from these communes.
This examine consists of, amongst its goals, finishing up a monitoring marketing campaign of tremendous particulate matter PM2.5 with the goal of analyzing and characterizing the concentrations of this pollutant in all of the communes of the PDA Valle Central O’Higgins utility space: Graneros, Rancagua, Doñihue, Olivar, Coltauco, Coinco, Quinta de Tilcoco, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Placilla, Mostazal, Codegua, Machalí, Malloa, Rengo, Requínoa, San Fernando and Chimbarongo.
On this regard, the Seremi of the Atmosphere, Giovanna Amaya, acknowledged that “this examine will permit us to know the conduct of the 17 communes that make up the PDA Central Valley, relating to using firewood throughout the fall and winter months, a season through which particulate matter from using wooden heaters, comparable to stoves and stoves, is generally concentrated. On this sense, this examine will present us with complementary data to what we have already got, this can be a basic enter for the continuity and enchancment of the present Decontamination Plan, which is in keeping with the Ecological Authorities relating to bettering air high quality and thereby caring for the well being of the inhabitants.”
Monitoring started in Might and can proceed till August of this yr, a interval through which firewood is used to a higher extent for house heating. The examine is being carried out by the businesses SISTAM PROFESIONALES LIMITADA and AIRFLUX, who will ship the ultimate report of this examine throughout the first quarter of 2025.
The set up of those sensors was carried out in coordination with all of the municipalities of the central valley of the O’Higgins area and to make sure their right operation, locations have been chosen for his or her set up that didn’t current obstacles, at a minimal peak of three meters and with entry to {an electrical} connection, because the sensors will present on-line information 24 hours a day.
It needs to be famous that this examine will permit us to collect data to guage the extension of the ban on using firewood, which might be used as a precedent when updating the Atmospheric Air pollution Management Plan for PM 2.5.
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