POLLUTION IN BOGOTA

POLLUTION IN BOGOTA 

 

WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?

Environmental pollution is called the presence of harmful components (whether chemical, physical or biological) in the environment (natural and artificial environment), which are detrimental to the living beings that inhabit it, including human beings.

WHAT CAUSES THE CONTAMINATION?

The main causes of air pollution are related to the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. The combustion of these raw materials occurs mainly in the processes or in the operation of the industrial and road transport sectors.

BOGOTA RIVER

The felling of trees, illegal water catchments, the deposit of domestic and industrial waste that reaches the Bogotá River, the disposal of garbage, industrial waste with heavy metals, and the lack of interest in efficiently and responsibly managing the river's waters,

According to the same national government, in Bogotá 78% of pollution comes from motor vehicles and 22% from industry.

Upon reaching the Magdalena, the river is overcome by the contamination caused by the discharges of industrial and domestic waters received in its 347-kilometers

Faced with this environmental and ecological catastrophe, the State Council of Colombia ordered, in March 2014, to take measures to recover the river and prevent its contamination. The ruling included several entities such as the CAR, which is advancing plans to save the channel.

  

Car also leads hydraulic adaptation and dredging works where sludge and garbage are extracted from the bottom of the river, and actions to mitigate and reduce the risks of floods and overflows.

Bogotá is one of the most polluted cities in the world. ... In times of disturbances, there are focal points of dangerous contamination by tear gas dispersing low in the direction of the wind. Its continuous exposure can cause cancer.

Second opinion is recommended to carry out recycling processes in which people can participate to help decontaminate our city.

When buying food, do not buy too much as it can damage food that is not used.

Take into account how to use water So as not to spend

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