An overabundance of low-quality motorbikes and inefficient infrastructure has pushed dust concentration levels in Ho Chi Minh City alarmingly high, say experts.
At times, levels of dust found in the city’s air can measure up to 4.8 times higher than deemed safe.

"Exhaust fumes from motorbikes are the main cause of air pollution in the city," Duong Thi Minh Hang of the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) told a conference on air quality Tuesday.

The meeting was co-organized by the DNRE and the HCMC College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE) to tackle air pollution.


Read more: http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=48050

Source: Thanhnien News (www.thanhniennews.com)