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Transcript
00:00According to experts, it is dangerous for health, especially for those with asthma, and it is also possible for cancer to develop.
00:06This is the news of Bernadette Reyes.
00:11Fireworks display is getting better.
00:15Barbecue is being grilled.
00:17And cars are opening their engines every New Year's Eve.
00:22But what we are able to do has a big effect on health and the environment.
00:29According to the Air Quality Management Section of the DENR Environmental Management Bureau,
00:34if we compare Salubong 2023 to Salubong 2024,
00:38based on data from the monitoring stations in Marikina, Caloocan, Makati, and Pateros,
00:44there was a 243% increase in PM10 concentration, or pinong-alikabok, between 12am to 2am.
00:53Only 150 micrograms per normal cubic meters were received.
00:57These are the areas where there are a lot of activities related to fireworks.
01:03There is a time when the peak is 12 midnight,
01:06but there is a time when our countrymen set off fireworks.
01:10But there is a time when it will be higher from 2 to 3,
01:13especially when the pollutants in the ground level settle.
01:18This is the air quality monitoring equipment used by the DENR EMB
01:23to measure the air pollutants in the environment,
01:25just like pinong-alikabok.
01:27There are 30 units like this that are set up in 16 regions of the country.
01:32According to the DENR EMB,
01:34air pollutants such as firecrackers and smoke have a bad effect on the human body and the environment.
01:41It is more dangerous, especially for mycomorbidities such as asthma and cancer.
01:46These fine particles can reach our bloodstream and our respiratory system.
01:53In the case of fireworks,
01:58there are toxic substances such as metal salts
02:05that can cause cancer.
02:09These are carcinogenic toxic materials.
02:12And now that the weather is cold,
02:14it may be more difficult for air pollutants to disperse or spread.
02:19It would be helpful if it rains.
02:21Our recommendation is to follow the community-based firecracker areas.
02:28If we have comorbidities,
02:36and we have comorbidities at home,
02:39it is better if we do not expose them or go out
02:44so that we will not be exposed to high levels of pollution.
02:48Bernadette Reyes reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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