Acta de Sesión Ordinaria Consejo Consultivo Regional del Medio Ambiente Región de Los Ríos

Summary

The Los Ríos region in Chile is addressing severe air pollution in Valdivia, primarily caused by wood-burning heaters. The Ministry of Environment is updating the Valdivia Atmospheric Decontamination Plan (PDA), focusing on education, improved heating appliances, better housing insulation, and biofuels, while also promoting voluntary heater replacement and public participation in the plan's update. Since 2017, the region has already seen a reduction in exposure hours to fine particulate matter and fewer critical air pollution episodes.

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