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Ecologists in Action has denounced Monday two new episodes of air pollution caused by burning straw alpacas and similar in Cieza and region.
(7 and 9 February).
From the environmental organization explained that "the City of Cieza unable to continue confusing people saying that fires are allowed. Just because you can not authorize any activity that poses a threat to the health of the population or the environment.".
So, added, "allow fires in these conditions, with thousands of people inhaling the smoke cloud, is breaking the law that prioritizes health protection against other considerations."
The smoke clouds generated by burning consists of gases (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, etc.), soot and particulates PM10 and PM2.5 have negative effects on the system respiratory and cardiovascular.
And inhalation, explain, affects the health of the exposed population, with effects that can range from headaches, eye irritation and respiratory tract, throat clearing, coughing, respiratory problems and asthma attacks, even more acute crisis between the population suffered any previous respiratory problem.
Ecologists in Action denounces the lack of preventive and precautionary measures to avoid situations of risk to the population, and claims the momentum of alternative techniques to reconcile agricultural work to combat frost protection of the health of the population .
Source: Ecologistas en Acción
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