Kills You Little by Little
Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue , commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access
circumferential freeway around Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is
the main thorough fare in Metro Manila passing through 6 of the capital
region's 17 local government units, namely, from north to south, Caloocan,
Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay. The road links the North
Luzon Expressway in Balintawak in the north to the South Luzon Expressway at
the Magallanes Interchange in the south, as well as the major financial
districts of Makati Central Business District, Ortigas Center and Araneta
Center. It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis,
stretching some 23.8 kilometers. Not surprisingly EDSA is one of the most
thoroughfares in the country. We all breathe this polluted air and we try not
to think of the consequences to our health.
Last Saturday,
March 15 2015, we went to EDSA to interview some of the people who lived there
and we also experienced the pollution at EDSA during that day, we can see the
smoke coming from the vehicles are almost black and the people who live their
lives in EDSA are now used to it and they don’t know the consequences they can
get. According to our professor in Environmental Technology and Society, one of
the most noxious air pollutants is nitrogen oxide, which is produced by vehicle
emissions. Nitrogen Oxide reacts with volatile organic compounds to form smog,
and it forms small particles that can penetrate the lungs and cause health
problems.
We have videos and
pictures that can show you how polluted EDSA is and what it can do to your
health and most especially what us people can do to reduce this air problem in
EDSA.
