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Pollution cloud brings respiratory illnesses
From the summit of Cicero la Cruz, in the mountains of Los Gig antes, one can see that behind the mountain range of the Sierras Chic as stands a dense brown cloud. Below it is Cordoba and the thousands of vehicles and industries that emit daily air pollutants that are over our heads. This is the famous smog in winter, a weather phenomenon, remains very low, which makes it more visible than in other seasons and more damaging to health.
Medical and environmental experts contend that the accumulation of these pollutants in the sky, especially in the downtown, are a very annoying problem for people with chronic respiratory conditions and may cause allergic reactions outside this risk group.
From the City Environmental Observatory detailed that among the contaminants found in greater CO (carbon monoxide), but provided no details on what volume of these elements are concentrated in city air.
“This can cause respiratory irritation level, especially if a situation particularly cold weather during the day, no break of the inversion. Then most important pollution is generated. In Cordoba, the situation is delicate, “he said Federico Kept, Cordoba Environment Forum.
Bartholomew Lunge, phonologist doctor, said: “People with chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis or emphysema are more vulnerable to contamination. Smog can encourage respiratory infections with exacerbation of the disease. “He added: “The sulfur oxide and nitrogen is the most harmful is the smog, and also create many problems of micro particles by poor combustion of diesel vehicles. For example, those with chronic bronchitis may experience fatigue. ”
The advice from the specialist for this group of risk is to avoid going downtown until noon because that’s when the process is reversed inversion.
Forests have always maintained continuity
The consent of rural organizations and real estate, an important point did not change the rules already in place: the obligation to apply for permission to make clearings native forest.
“It reminds the owners of land with native forest is strictly prohibited to perform any work on them without prior authorization from the Ministry of Environment,” the division said in a statement released Saturday. Thus, it was clarified that the two laws relating to the subject and the new standard, 9814, requiring the application of fines and the obligation to restore the vegetation destroyed for those who do so without authorization. The rule adopted last year and ruled last week opened the door for producers to participate in their fields with native vegetation. The idea is to obtain approval to livestock in these areas.
The province has about 50 orders drawers in recent years and could begin to analyze them from regulation. Environmental organizations and environmental experts warn that the request of the producers are not healthy and open a new debate on the theme: plants and shrubs are also part of the native forests, not just the trees. If allowed the exploitation of these lands for livestock, the vegetation disappear.
An official survey showed that only 533,000 hectares of 16,500,000 which is the province of Cordoba have native forests in good condition. There would be another 1,300,000 hectares in acceptable condition, no cultivated pasture but with fewer trees. And finally, are recorded in other sectors that have only pastures. These places are quite degraded, but can be recovered.