BLISTT air quality ‘good’
THE AIR quality in Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay (BLISTT) area remains within acceptable level, says Environmental Management Bureau-Cordillera.
At least 10 monitoring stations using manual method for sampling and monitoring were established in the different parts of BLISTT to measure the air quality in the area.
“All results obtained from BLISTT sampling stations were within the National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Value which is 150 microgram per cubic meter,” stated in a report from Ambient Monitoring Section led
by Ambient Monitoring Section Chief Wilhelmina Lagunilla forwarded to EMB CAR regional director Reynaldo Digamo.
Results from sampling stations in EMBCAR DENR Compound in Baguio City, Municipal Hall Ground in Itogon, Municipal Hall Park in La Trinidad, Municipal Hall Acop, Caponga in Tublay, Municipal Hall in Tuba were found within ‘good’ air quality index which range 0 to 54 micrograms per cubic meter.
For Lower Session Road, Plaza Garden in Baguio City and Provincial Capitol in La Trinidad, Municipal Hall Ground in Sablan, Mile Hi Center and Ayala Land Techno Hub in Camp John Hay, results indicate ‘good to fair’ air quality index range which is from 55 to 154 micrograms per cubic meter.
The environment bureau recommended for the serious involvement of concern agencies to lessen the emission of mobile, area and stationary resources in addition an extensive promotion to use other way of transportation such as bicycle and electric car to lessen emission.
The Ambient Monitoring Section of the Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement Division conduct a 24 hours exposure ambient air quality sampling and monitoring of the established sampling stations in view of the implementation of Republic Act 8749 known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.