NewsWhore
10-30-2006, 04:30 PM
The cities of Santiago, La Vega, Bonao, La Romana and the area between Santo Domingo and Haina are the most polluted in the Dominican Republic. This is how they appear on the recently developed map issued by the Environment Ministry. The high levels of pollution are attributed to heavy industrial concentration, the massive use of generating equipment and high vehicular circulation. Juan Ditren, the director of the Environmental Quality Department at the ministry said that the map was based on 2003 data, and that despite steps that have been taken, the results for 2006 show the same geographical concentrations of pollution. The most polluted river basins are the Ozama, the Yuna and the Yaque del Norte. Most of the river pollution is due to industrial waste, and the ministry identified several of the largest offenders.
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