Given the state of affairs of low temperatures and the virtually zero chance of rain within the coming days for the 4th consecutive day, the Environmental Alert for the central valley of the area stays in impact.
This was introduced by the Regional Presidential Delegate, Fabio López, who referred to as for “respecting the measures that this alert implies, and which immediately profit the well being of the neighborhood.”
The authority specified that “with this alert now we have had 18 up to now this yr, all of which have been utilized throughout the framework of Essential Episode Administration 2024, which covers the 17 communes that make up the Saturated Zone of the Atmospheric Decontamination Plan (PDA), for PM 2.5 within the central valley of the O’Higgins area.”
Particularly, the communes are Rancagua, Barns, Doñihue, El Oliva, Coltauco, Coinco, Tilcoco Farm, San Vincent, Placilla, Mostazal, Codegua, Machali, Malloa, Rengo, Requinoa, San Fernando and Chimbarongo.
Relating to the alert, the regional secretary of the Atmosphere, Giovanna Amaya, acknowledged that “within the Central Valley of O’Higgins, residential wooden burning is the principle supply of air air pollution, inflicting particulate matter and respiratory problems in threat teams. That’s the reason the Administration of Essential Episodes, because the new Atmospheric Decontamination Plan got here into impact, is much more restrictive concerning the usage of wooden heaters, establishing that wooden stoves can’t be used whether or not or not they’re SEC licensed. We name on residents to respect the measures and like much less polluting technique of heating.”
It needs to be famous that the Seremi de Salud O’Higgins has arrange a reporting line so that individuals can report any non-compliance with rules associated to the lighting of wooden heaters on days of environmental incidents. In such circumstances, you need to name or write by way of WhatsApp to the quantity +56989036974.
The measures to be carried out on days when an Environmental Alert is asserted are the next:
-It’s forbidden to gentle wooden stoves, whether or not or not they’ve SEC certification. Solely pellet stoves are allowed.
-Colleges might perform moderate-intensity sports activities actions solely in closed areas.
-The actions linked to the Nationwide System of Sports activities Competitions (SNCD) are carried out in any respect occasions.
-Prohibition of the operation of wooden or coal boilers, until they show PM emissions beneath 30 mg/m³N
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