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The City of Murcia has activated the level of notice of the protocol of measures to adopt by episodes of air pollution of particulate material (PM10) due to the intrusion of Saharan dust, after yesterday was exceeded in the automatic control and monitoring station of San Basilio air pollution, the daily limit for PM10 particles, with a value of 51 ÎĽg / mÂł, when the limit is set at 50 ÎĽg / mÂł.
Of the three possible intervention phases (warning level, pollution episode and alert situation), it is the mildest.
Therefore, agricultural burning is prohibited and the use of public transport or deterrent parking is advised
Messages in traffic panels
With the warning level activated, the Traffic Control Room has launched the publication of specific messages addressed to drivers in the access road panels.
'Preventive warning.
Atmospheric pollution';
'Avoid access to the center';
'Use dissuasive car parks';
and 'Drive efficiently'.
Likewise, the municipal services of Environment and Traffic remember the location of free use parkings in the accesses or the surroundings of the city: Nueva Condomina, Thader Shopping Center, Sports Palace, Auditorium and congress center, Carrefour Infante, Barriomar , "La Molinera", Malecón and Ronda Norte.
Likewise, there are car parks for public use in Fuenteblanca, La Arrixaca, Ciudad de la Justicia, Artillery Barracks, San Francisco Plane, Avenida de los pinos and Meeting Point.
Recommendations for the population
- Pay attention to the information and forecasts that the authorities provide about air quality.
- It is recommended to reduce the prolonged exposure and the realization of physical exercise or activities that require effort in the open air.
- Choose to travel on foot or by bicycle, choosing streets with little traffic.
- Always use public transport to reduce traffic.
- If you have to take the car, share the journey with other people.
Keep it in perfect condition and use catalysts that regulate the exhaust gases.
If you have different vehicles, use the one with the lowest emissions.
Perform efficient driving: start smoothly, use the engine brake, avoid sudden acceleration and braking, etc.
Try to reduce the speed of movement.
- If possible, work from a distance, vary the work schedule to travel with public transport, work at the location of the company closest to your home, etc.
- Turn off unnecessary lights and appliances that you are not using.
- Lower the temperature of the heating or air conditioning of the houses in order to minimize energy consumption.
- The burning of stubble and agricultural margins provided for in the Order of October 19, 2017 will be postponed, which will dictate the phytosanitary measures to adopt in case of accumulation of plant debris.
- Take care of the surrounding vegetation: the plants capture the pollutants present in the air.
- Use the services of your neighborhood to the maximum to avoid unnecessary displacements
- It is recommended to reduce ventilation in homes.
People who are most sensitive to air pollution, such as children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems, should avoid any physical exertion and outdoor exercises until the episode of contamination subsides.
Preventive measures
As for the preventive measures to be adopted by the citizens as a whole to improve air quality, the following stand out:
At home:
• Buy local or seasonal products: this way we contribute to reduce the emissions of pollutants by road traffic.
• Avoid the consumption of products with toxic substances for the environment or the atmosphere: it will prevent us from introducing to our body substances that worsen our health.
Use paints and cleaning products without organic solvents.
• It uses solar thermal and photovoltaic energy to heat and produce electricity: it does not generate atmospheric emissions.
• Avoid air conditioning in summer and minimize the use of heating in winter.
If necessary, in summer, keep the air conditioning at a temperature not lower than 24 ÂşC, and in winter try to keep it between 19 and 21 ÂşC.
At work:
• Choose to travel on foot or by bicycle, choosing streets with little traffic.
• Always use public transport to reduce traffic.
• If you have to take the car, share the journey with other people.
Keep it in perfect condition and use catalysts that regulate the exhaust gases.
If you have different vehicles, use the one with the lowest emissions.
Make efficient driving: start smoothly, use the engine brake, avoid accelerations and sudden braking, etc.
Try to reduce the speed of movement.
• If possible, work remotely, vary the work schedule to travel with public transport, work in the location of the company closest to your home, etc.
• Turn off unnecessary lights and appliances that you are not using.
In the free time:
• Prioritizes trips on foot, by bicycle or with public transport.
• Opt for vehicles with high energy efficiency and drive efficiently.
• It takes care of the surrounding vegetation: the plants capture the pollutants present in the air.
• Use the services of your neighborhood to the maximum to avoid unnecessary displacements.
Industrial collaboration tips:
- Replace technology and processes with less polluting ones.
- Increase the vigilance and control over the polluting effects of its products.
- Offer to the market products that during their useful life contaminate as little as possible.
- Use renewable and clean energy.
- Manufacture recyclable or biodegradable products, whenever possible.
The scope of application affects the city of Murcia and most of the districts, for hosting the highest population density and road traffic:
ALBATALY (LA)
POOL (LA)
ALGEZARES
ALJUCER
ALQUERIAS
ARBOLEJA (LA)
BENIAJÁN
CABEZO DE TORRES
BOXES
CHURRA
COBATILLAS
DOLORES (LOS)
SHE WAS TALL
GARRES AND LAGES
GUADALUPE
JAVALĂŤ NEW
JAVALĂŤ VIEJO
LLANO DE BRUJAS
MONTEAGUDO
NONDUERMAS
Ă‘ORA (LA)
PALMAR (EL)
PUEBLA DE SOTO
BRIDGE TOCINOS
PUNTAL (EL)
RAMOS (LOS)
RAYA (LA)
RINCON DE BENISCORNIA
RINCON DE SECA
SAN BENITO-B.
PROGRESS-PATIO
SAN GINES
SAN JOSE DE LA VEGA
SANGONERA LA SECA
SANGONERA LA VERDE
SANTA CRUZ
SANTIAGO AND ZARAICHE
SANTO ANGEL
TORREAGUERA
ZARANDONA
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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