Now Murcia denounces the poor quality that presents the air on the city of Murcia today, and that has been observed during the last weeks.
The municipal group has requested reports to the Council of Urbanism, Environment and Huerta and the Autonomous Community on the quality of the atmosphere in the municipality of Murcia.
NOW MURCIA in the City of Murcia denounces the poor quality of air in the capital of the Region and most of the municipality, given that Murcia has dawned today with a gray beret of air pollution that is clearly noticeable from the high areas of the municipality.
The data of the portal on air quality of the General Directorate of Environment Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, corroborates the complaint of Now Murcia, noting that the measuring station in the neighborhood of San Basilio is alarmed by the bad quality of the air in the city of Murcia.
Since the municipal formation require measures for the immediate reduction of air pollution that flies over the city and districts, so they have requested reports to the Department of Urbanism, Environment and Huerta, as well as the Ministry of Environment of the Regional Government.
From Now Murcia insists that air pollution is a major risk to public health as numerous scientific studies warn that poor air quality reduces life expectancy and contributes to the emergence of heart disease, respiratory and cancer, according to also corroborates the recent report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
The mayor of Now Murcia, Ángeles Micol says: "We have requested all relevant information on air quality in the municipality of Murcia in the last 6 months, given that we are observing that every day air pollution in Murcia is progressively increasing. In the same way we will request that the necessary measures be taken so that the local and regional administration ensure the correct air quality in Murcia. "
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Source: Ahora Murcia