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It is official: The air in the UAE is fit to breathe. As per the World Health Organisation guidelines from earlier this year, we're in the green zone. The Particulate Matter (PM) level here is 2.5.
Ivano Iannelli, CEO of the Dubai Carbon, told Khaleej Times: "Dubai doesn't suffer from air pollution like some of the other metropolises do.
"I have seen the efforts (the) Dubai Municipality makes in monitoring data. And the dust we get here is more sand than harmful chemicals."
DID YOU KNOW? In 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths - as a result of air pollution exposure. |
How development affects air quality
The UAE's air quality is exposed to development factors such as the increase in the number of industrial facilities, rise in energy and water consumption, growth in the number of vehicles, and population - all of which take a toll on the quality of air.
And in the UAE, constant air-conditioning consumes over 51 per cent of a building's annual electricity consumption.
Switching off air conditioners isn't the way to go either, as heat with humidity is the perfect breeding ground for mould, B. Surendar, editorial director and associate publisher, CPI Industry, told Khaleej Times. And mould causes breathing problems.
While walking across covered parking lots (as in malls), cover your faces with a handkerchief, advised Surendar. Those fumes are deadly.
Exhaust from cars and other vehicles are the second biggest contributor to air emissions in the UAE, followed by manufacturing industries. Measures are being undertaken by the authorities concerned to reduce emissions and increase the air quality. Sandstorms native to the region don't help the air quality. Nor do minerals emitted naturally from coastal areas.
nivriti@khaleejtimes.com
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