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In a recent statement the mayor claimed that the fires are allowed, and that a number of safeguards to ensure the safety of the environment and the population must be met, but has not disclosed

Ecologists in Action has sent a letter to the head of the Environment of the City of Cieza asking themselves known what precautionary measures in place to ensure the safety of the environment and the population, agricultural burning are carried out against frost.

The environmental organization says that "in a recent statement, María Dolores Horton, Councillor for the Environment, acknowledged that in recent days there have been numerous calls from neighbors concerned about the clouds of smoke caused by the burning of straw bales on some farms agricultural ".

According to Horton fires have been authorized under conditions of security environment and the population, but "has not been told what those measures are," says a Greenpeace.

In recent weeks the people of the region have been involved up to four times by a dense cloud of smoke (two pictures attached).

Episodes air pollution Greenpeace describes as serious, as the inhalation of smoke affects the health of the exposed population.

With effects that can range from headache, irritation of eyes and respiratory tract, throat clearing, coughing, respiratory problems and asthma attacks to more acute attacks among people who suffer from some sort of respiratory problem prior.

Smoke from burning consists of gases (carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, etc..), Soot and particles PM10 and PM2, 5 having negative effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular system.

So Greenpeace is calling on the government (municipality and autonomous community) development of preventive and precautionary measures to avoid such situations in the future, and claim the momentum of alternative techniques to reconcile agricultural work to combat frost protection of the health of the population.

Source: Ecologistas en Acción