Republic of the Philippines
Province of La Union
MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
Section IV2.06. No person shall cause or permit the discharge of visible fugitive dusts beyond the boundary line of the property from which the emissions originate.
Section IV2.07. When dusts, fumes, gases, mists, odorous matters or vapors or any combination thereof escape from a building or equipment, such emissions or gas-borne materials shall first be treated to remove or destroy such air pollutants prior to discharge into open air.
Section IV2.08. Storage and Handling of Volatile Compounds. No person shall place, store or hold in any stationary tank, reservoir or other container of more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) liters capacity and volatile organic compounds unless such tank, reservoir or other container is pressure sufficient, under normal conditions, to prevent vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere, or is designed and equipped with vapor loss control devices approved by the DENR.
Section IV2.09. Reducing Emissions of other Greenhouse Gases. The Municipal Government shall raise public awareness on the dangers that chemical fertilizers, burning of timber and crop residues, and burning of fossil fuels pose to public health and global climate in general in order to discourage said practices and the use of such chemicals.
Section IV2.10. Reducing Emissions of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The depletion of the ozone layer caused by the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), halon and other hydrochlorofluorocarbon results to exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun and therefore poses as extreme health hazard to humans. Pursuant to the Montreal Protocol where the Philippines is a signatory, the Municipality of Agoo hereby adopts the following relevant provisions:
A. The local constituents are discouraged to use aerosols with CFC content e.g. spray nets, pesticides, fertilizers, etc.
B. Refrigeration and air-conditioning shops, including factories and manufacturing entities are required to institute measures to avoid the release of CFCs directly into the atmosphere, C. Yellow fire extinguishers containing halon are banned in the Municipality.
Section IV2.11. Abatement of Urban Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles. To reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions the following shall be undertaken by the Municipal Government:
A. The anti-smoke belching program of the Municipality shall be strictly implemented/enforced.
B. Conversion from two-stroke to four-stroke tricycles shall be encouraged through the extension of loans, the mechanics to be prepared by the Permits and Licenses Section under the Office of the Municipal Treasurer.
C. To achieve the acceptable standard of vehicle emissions, the Municipal Government shall encourage the use of catalytic converters in all vehicles particularly diesel-powered engines.
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