Air pollution kills 200 in Albania
More than 200 people die every year in Albania due to increased levels of air pollution.
Saturday, 03.11.2007.
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More than 200 people die every year in Albania due to increased levels of air pollution. The results were published in a World Health Organization study on Thursday. Air pollution kills 200 in Albania The study says air pollution levels in parts of Albania, especially in the capital Tirana, are well above European levels. Presenting the study, Albanian Minister of Health, Nard Ndoka stressed that if action is not taken, “air pollution will cost every citizen of Tirana two years of their lifespan.” The study added that children in the Albanian capital are exposed to a high risk of respiratory disease caused by pollution. In 2006 Albania drafted a new national strategy for lowering the amount of pollution in the country. Priorities include improving air quality, protecting water sources and forests and promoting recycling. Prime Minister Sali Berisha has acknowledged that Tirana is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. He has urged state institutions and local authorities to work together to clean it up. The large number of old cars, many of them obtained second-hand from abroad, is one of the major contributors to excessive levels of air pollution. According to official estimates, more than 70 percent of the over 200,000 cars on Albania’s roads are at least 10 years old, and 30 per cent of the total are still using leaded petrol. The number of cars is increasing by about 10,000 a year.
Air pollution kills 200 in Albania
The study says air pollution levels in parts of Albania, especially in the capital Tirana, are well above European levels.Presenting the study, Albanian Minister of Health, Nard Ndoka stressed that if action is not taken, “air pollution will cost every citizen of Tirana two years of their lifespan.”
The study added that children in the Albanian capital are exposed to a high risk of respiratory disease caused by pollution.
In 2006 Albania drafted a new national strategy for lowering the amount of pollution in the country.
Priorities include improving air quality, protecting water sources and forests and promoting recycling.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha has acknowledged that Tirana is one of the most polluted cities in Europe.
He has urged state institutions and local authorities to work together to clean it up.
The large number of old cars, many of them obtained second-hand from abroad, is one of the major contributors to excessive levels of air pollution.
According to official estimates, more than 70 percent of the over 200,000 cars on Albania’s roads are at least 10 years old, and 30 per cent of the total are still using leaded petrol.
The number of cars is increasing by about 10,000 a year.
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