POLLUTION...REJECTED sent on 14 dec 2006

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Nick Pedro
14/12/2006 09:02 AM

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Subject:FORUM
To The Editor,
Straits TimesThe Forum,

I wish to submit my entry as follows,I notice that the air around us is getting dustier day by day. This is happening in spite of the decline of forest burning in Indonesia or whether it is windy or not. The air quality is definitely a concern as it affects asthmatic patients. It is also the cause of potential asthmatic, bronchitis and sinus prone patients. Is the National Environment Ministry or the Health Ministry taking samples of air around Singapore and determining the causes of air pollution. I also wish that the National Parks to investigate if trees around are attracting and accumulation dusts, which in turn gets blown into homes. The surprising thing is that some twenty years ago the dusts are not as rampant as it is now. More surprising is that it affects homes at higher levels too. Are the developments, in terms of construction, the principal cause?For the record, whenever I clean up my house in a couple of day’s later dust settles down again. Imagine we are breathing air together with these dust particles. It puzzles me where these dust are generated from. I would also wish that the Town Councils who are responsible for the exterior walls of buildings employ contractors to wash walls, windows sills, etc. We can keep our environment clean but we also nee to keep the air clean, for healthier living.

Thank you