Jakarta (ANTARA) - The West Jakarta Environmental Sub-Department\n(Sudin LH) has installed air quality measuring equipment in the form of\nHigh Volume Air Samplers (HVAS) at two locations in the Kembangan area,\nWest Jakarta, to support even monitoring of air quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe measuring equipment is indeed mobile (movable) and the purpose\nis to ensure even distribution of air quality measurements across\nJakarta,\u201d said the Head of Sudin LH West Jakarta, Achmad Hariadi, when\ncontacted in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to Hariadi, air quality in Jakarta must be measured evenly,\nincluding by placing measuring devices at representative locations, not\njust in busy centres.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf placed only at terminals, the air quality would certainly be\npoor. That\u2019s why we try to place them at sub-department offices, parks,\nincluding in front of the mayor\u2019s office,\u201d said Hariadi.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Head of the Pollution Control and Environmental Damage\nSection (PPKL) of Sudin LH West Jakarta, Andi Sofiyan, said that they\nhave installed two measuring devices in the Kembangan area, namely at\nthe bus stop on Kembangan Raya Street, right in front of the West\nJakarta Mayor\u2019s Office, and at the Air Quality Measurement Station\n(SPKU) in Sentra Niaga Puri Indah.<\/p>\n
The HVAS is shaped like a meteorological cage made of iron, about 1.5\nmetres high. The device has a kind of suction motor and a flow rate or\nair flow speed meter entering it.<\/p>\n
Andi explained that this manual active method air quality measuring\nequipment was installed as part of Car-Free Day (HBKB). The device was\ninstalled three times, namely before HBKB, during HBKB implementation,\nup to this Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe task of Sudin LH West Jakarta in the HBKB activity includes\nconducting air quality measurements. We install it three times: before,\nduring HBKB implementation, up to one working day (Monday) carried out\nby a third party. The device is installed for 24 hours with measurement\nresults through environmental laboratory tests two weeks later,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
\u201cAir quality in West Jakarta is in the moderate category, ranging\nfrom an index of 50-100. If good is 0-50, moderate 50-100, unhealthy\n100-200, very unhealthy 200-300, and very dangerous above 300,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
In accordance with Minister of Environment Regulation (Permen) Number\n14 of 2020, for moderate air quality, it is still safe for healthy\npeople to carry out outdoor activities.<\/p>\n
However, for sensitive groups, such as toddlers and the elderly, it\nis recommended to reduce prolonged outdoor physical activity and wear\nmasks if necessary.<\/p>\n
Previously, following the poor air quality conditions in Jakarta in\nrecent times, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo emphasised that\nhis side is preparing various solutions to reduce air pollution levels\nin the capital.<\/p>\n
One of the main steps being promoted is the construction of a\nwaste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa) in Jakarta. It is hoped that the\npresence of PLTSa will be able to reduce dependence on fossil fuel-based\nenergy sources, which is still one of the contributors to emissions in\nareas around Jakarta.<\/p>\n
In addition, the DKI Provincial Government is also targeting a major\ntransformation in the transportation sector, where by 2030, the entire\nTransjakarta bus fleet is targeted to switch to electric buses.<\/p>\n
The DKI Provincial Government also highlighted the existence of\ncoal-based industries outside Jakarta, such as in the Suralaya area,\nwhich also impacts air quality in the capital.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-jakarta-installs-special-equipment-to-monitor-air-quality-at-two-locations-1778521987", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }