{"id":2833,"slug":"air-pollution-created-by-motor-vehicles-and-other-environmental-pollutions-conference-organized-in-citizens-chamber","status":"publish","tags":[],"title":{"rendered":"\u201cAIR POLLUTION CREATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS\u201d CONFERENCE ORGANIZED IN CITIZENS\u2019 CHAMBER"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In anticipation of the National Forum on Reduction of Air Pollution expected on October 23 at the initiative of the President, a side conference themed \u201cAir Pollution Created by Motor Vehicles and Other Environmental Pollutions\u201d was organized on Thursday in the Citizens\u2019 Chamber under the President.<\/p>\n

Presidential advisor on Environmental and urban and rural development policy, and air pollution D.Purevdavaa said in the opening address, \u201cIn addition to the smoke coming from furnaces of Ger Area households, a major contributor to air pollution is traffic of motor vehicles. In Ulaanbaatar, a total of 439 thousand motor vehicles were registered in 2016. The motor vehicles produce about 10 percent of air pollution. More than 60 percent of all motor vehicles are ten years old or older.\u201d<\/p>\n

Papers were presented at the conference in topics: \u201cActions being implemented in order to reduce air pollution through public engineering and technical services, further works\u201d, \u201cAir Pollution and Health\u201d, \u201cMonitoring and Analysis of Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar\u201d, \u201cCity\u2019s Ecosystem: Current Situation and Further Actions\u201d, \u201cResearch on content of PM2.5 pollutant particles in Ulaanbaatar\u2019s atmosphere\u201d, \u201cStudy on Soil Pollution of Ulaanbaatar\u201d, \u201cProgram on Modernized Stove for Reducing Particulate Matter Pollution in Ulaanbaatar\u201d, \u201cActions Being Implemented by the Municipal Transport Department for Air Pollution Reduction\u201d and \u201cReduction of Smog Created by Movement of Motor Vehicles with Use of High Technology\u201d.<\/p>\n

The conference participants touched on solutions, such as shifting to electricity- and gas- fueled vehicles, expanding the size of green areas, introducing the city to smart vehicles, installing filters inside of tailpipes of buses and promoting use of deep-processed coal as fuel in Ger Areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In anticipation of the National Forum on Reduction of Air Pollution expected on October 23 at the initiative of the President, a side conference themed \u201cAir Pollution Created by Motor Vehicles and Other Environmental Pollutions\u201d was organized on Thursday in the Citizens\u2019 Chamber under the President. Presidential advisor on Environmental and urban and rural development […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_image_alt":"viewNewsPhoto-1","featured_image":"https:\/\/president.mn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/viewNewsPhoto-1-12.jpg","related_posts":[]}