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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.