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It is a group of students from Montenegro and Romania
A group of high school students from two cities, Niksic and Ploieşti wants to appeal to the authorities to influence the reduction of air pollution in our cities in order to reduce the number of diseased and dead caused by the polluted air. 
In our cities, Ploieşti (232,302 inhabitants), Romania and Niksic (65,000 inhabitants), Montenegrin residents are exposed daily to air pollution levels above the permitted limits.

The jet we breathe in both cities includes emissions from motor vehicles, industry, heating and commercial sources as well as tobacco smoke and home fuel. Air pollution damages people's health, especially those who are already exposed to age or existing health problems. People living in the city are particularly affected, and traffic emissions are most important

The air condition in Niksic, as well as the monitoring carried out daily by the Environmental Protection Agency, in 2016, had 72 days to exceed the permissible quantities of PN10 particles. This condition is influenced by the Željezara Toščelik, which operates without ecological approval, as well as a large number of registered cars, every third resident who owns a car of an average age of 12 years.At the beginning of 2018, there were 74,767 cars for natural persons and 21,643 cars for legal entities registered in Ploiesti, ie more than 96,000 registered cars, 183 buses, 42 trolley buses and 33 trams, and active number ranges from month to month in Ploče. The Ploieşti Motor Show's forecast until 2030 shows much higher values ​​than those existing at the national level (220 cars per 1,000 inhabitants). I'm in 2018 in Ploieş for only 93 days of fresh air. 
According to WHO data, the region of Southeast Europe loses its 19% of its GDP equivalent to the costs associated with premature deaths caused by air pollution. In Montenegro, health costs associated with air pollution are 14.5%. These figures mean that in 2016, air pollution led to 489 premature deaths in Montenegro. In Romania, 23,000 people die prematurely due to pollution.At the beginning of 2018, in Ploiesti 74,767 cars for natural persons and 21,643 cars for legal entities were registered in Ploiesti Local Government Administration, ie more than 96,000 registered cars, 183 buses, 42 trolley buses and 33 trams, and the active number ranges from month to month.The Ploiesti Motor Show Prognosis by 2030 shows much higher values ​​than those existing at the national level (220 cars per 1000 inhabitants). In 2018 in the Ploieşti there were only 93 days of fresh air.A study shows that the number of diseases in Ploiesti could increase by 1,000 new cases due to pollution. So in 2014, 35,984 people are diagnosed with illnesses caused by different pollutants, and in 2015, 37,091 people. (Source: County Public Health Administration).In Montenegro, according to the European Environment Agency's estimates, in 2011, 513 people died prematurely due to exposure to suspended particles and ozone (http://env-health.org/IMG/pdf/heal_briefing_air_mngversion.pdf).
The lack of legal framework does not allow local authorities to recognize their guilty and punish them strictly.
The new analysis is based on a harmonized methodology of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission. It shows that every year air pollution from coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans leads to 3,900 premature deaths, 8,500 cases of bronchitis in children, as well as other chronic illnesses, causing Europe to account for 11.53 billion euros of total health costs.
The environmental agencies in Ploiesti and Nikšić should measure the concentration of harmful substances with the cells, but those are more or less defective or decalibrated.
 



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