{"id":205613,"date":"2019-03-07T03:40:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T08:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=205613"},"modified":"2019-03-07T03:40:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T08:40:31","slug":"11-cities-in-ph-included-in-list-with-cleanest-air-in-southeast-asia-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/07\/11-cities-in-ph-included-in-list-with-cleanest-air-in-southeast-asia-report\/","title":{"rendered":"11 cities in PH included in list with cleanest air in Southeast Asia \u2014 report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Philippines, meanwhile, landed on the 48th spot among the 73 countries in the study with the highest PM2.5 concentration. (Photo: Luca Bucken\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of all 15 cities which have the cleanest air in Southeast Asia, 11 of them are in the Philippines, according to a report by Switzerland-based IQ AirVisual and Greenpeace.<\/p>\n

In its 2018 Air Quality Report, cleanliness of the air is measured in the amount of fine particulate matter or PM2.5.<\/p>\n

“PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (ambient airborne particles) which measure up to 2.5 microns in size, and has a range of chemical makeups and sources. PM2.5 is widely regarded as the pollutant with the most health impact of all commonly measured air pollutants.,” the report read.<\/p>\n

“Due to its small size PM2.5 is able to penetrate deep into the human respiratory system and from there to the entire body, causing a wide range of short- and long-term health effects,” it added.<\/p>\n

This particulate matter, the report stressed, usually comes from combustion from vehicle engines, industry, wood, and coal burning, and through other pollutant reacting in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Topping the list of the cities that have the cleanest air is Calamba City in Laguna with an average of 9.3 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 of PM2.5.<\/p>\n

Valenzuela City got the second spot with an average of 9.9 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 of PM2.5, then Carmona City as third runner-up with 10.9 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 of PM2.5.<\/p>\n

Other Philippine cities which are included are as follows: Para\u00f1aque City (12.2 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Davao City (12.2 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Makati City (13.7 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Manila City (14.3 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Mandaluyong City (14.5 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Balanga (16.1 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), Quezon City (17.5 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3), and Las Pi\u00f1as City (17.9 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3).<\/p>\n

Jakarta, Indonesia is the “most polluted” city in Southeast Asia, followed by Hanoi, Vietnam and Samut Sakhon, Thailand, according to the report.<\/p>\n

The Philippines, meanwhile, landed on the 48th spot among the 73 countries in the study with the\u00a0highest\u00a0 PM2.5 concentration. It has an average of 14.6 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 of PM2.5, classified in the report as “moderate.”<\/p>\n

Bangladesh has the highest average of particulate matter concentration at 97.1 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3, while Iceland got the lowest at 5.0 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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