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In presenting the report "State of Air Quality in Colombia 2017", the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam) revealed that the Last year, Bogota and Medellin had the highest concentrations of air pollutants.
According to Omar Franco, director of the meteorological entity, the stations that recorded the most particles (PM10) were Carvajal-Sevillana (Bogotá), Traffic Centro and Éxito San Antonio in Medellín Las Americas in Yumbo (Valle del Cauca) and Mills in Santa Marta (Magdalena).
"The critical points in Colombia have not changed in the last three years, they are still the same cities in terms of particulate pollution, we need to review what is happening in Bogotá and Medellin, we also call on environmental authorities to focus their attention on this, "said Ideam's director.
Franco reported that for PM2.5, the higher concentrations were in the stations South Traffic in Sabaneta (Antioquia), National University of Minas in Medellin and Lasallista Corporation in Caldas .
Regarding the causes of the polluting material in the air, the Deputy Minister of Environment and Environment Policy Standardization, Ministry of the Environment, Willer Guevara, said that 80% came from the combustion of vehicles pbading through cities
"Regional authorities should be called because these two materials are very important, pollution, which require special attention. car traffic critics that generate these results to act with greater coverage, "said the portfolio manager of the environment.
Regarding the general indicator of compliance with the quality standard In Ideam, between 65% and 88% of monitoring stations reported having met the standard.
Similarly, the report pointed out that in 2017, the number of surveillance systems has increased. Similarly, in 2016 there were 163 monitoring stations in the country, and in 2017 the total number of stations was 204.
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