MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) reported that the air pollution reported across Metro Manila caused by the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire has since decreased and air quality has returned to its pre-fire levels.
In a statement Wednesday, PhilSA said the daily monitoring of its satellite data showed that since the fire broke out, the levels of nitrogen dioxide have decreased and were now comparable to baseline readings recorded before the fire.
“Observations are consistent with measurements on the ground by EMB NCR (Environmental Management Bureau - National Capital Region) and Central Luzon that particulate matter or PM over Metro Manila has improved on Tuesday (28 April) and Wednesday (29 April),” the agency said.
PhilSA further noted that, based on its satellite image captured on April 26, the burnt area was estimated to be a total of 31.95 hectares.
They noted, however, that the number did not account for the actively burning area.
PhilSA added that it would continue to monitor the situation to assess response efforts and advised the public to follow updates from health authorities.
