Kigali the clean city

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Kigali the clean city
by \| 19-03-2016 18:50 0
Air is the mixture of many gases at a given extent in the atmosphere: -Nitrogen: 78% -Oxygen: 20.95% -Carbon dioxide: 0.03% -Steam: 0.07% -Noble gases: the rest If one of these percentages increases it is air pollution. If an other gas or molecules mixes up with the so said mixture, it is also air pollution. Air pollutants vary and cause so many harms to the living organisms especially humans. Nitrogen oxides and surphur oxides cause rain acids. carbon dioxide, steam, methane gas, nitrous oxide and fluorocabons cause global warming. There are dust, smogs, different smells as pollutants. the main source of greenhouse gases is from organic fuels which are highly used in the world. Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda. It is said to be one of the most clean cities. This is due to waste management policies and their monitoring by the cities authorities. Not only in mornings but also every time in a day people are around the roads cleaning. I hope inside people's houses it is the same. when you arrive in most places of the city, it is very clean that no dust and smogs you may easily find. Around the city there are dustbins not more than in 200m on which it is graved: KEEP KIGALI CLEAN. It is a strong point of hygiene control that no one throws wastes like a such. On the road side, there are good trees planted on the same line and grasses sideways. This is for creating a better environment if we know about photosynthesis. For waste disposal, there is a landfill at Nduba which is very far from the dwelling place. However, when you come from other districts of the country to enter Kigali, you feel that the environment raises in temperature. This is because Kigali is the most industrialized city in Rwanda. There is too much movements of people. The government is trying to counteract this problem for Kigali to be still the city of reference. Industries have been moved to the zone in the surrounding of the city. Policemen control the movements of vehicles to avoid much release of GHGs (global warming gases) in the atmosphere. Me too I am interested in environmental issues. I am developing scientific ideas to fight against global warming. It's been the 4th year that I am conducting a research and came with an idea that I still need to some few tests. I hope friends of the environment and Tunza Eco generation will be one of the answers. I wish every body would stand against every environmental threat. Wish you good buddies around the globe!

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says :
Thanks to you too, Jean. Update us with the progress of your research. I'm sure that a lot of people are waiting to hear more of it. :)
Posted 25-03-2016 15:28

says :
Hello Minjoo, thank you for the amazing comment. about the worry you have that moving industries would pollute the hosting place of course. Fortunately, it is the environment containing trees that photosynthesis would counteract pollution. moreover, it is a non populated place that no human life would be in danger. thank you again and good day!
Posted 23-03-2016 21:30

says :
thank you for the comments guys. It's great to hear from you Dave that you are also conducting the research for the betterment of our surroundings. keep up and I am with you
Posted 23-03-2016 21:25

Adam Zhou says :
Interesting insight into the more scientific approach of air pollution!
Posted 20-03-2016 18:39

says :
You're the best, Heonjun! You're, ' I find myself surrounded by pollutants that nibble away my potential life span' statement really made me laugh. Though this thought of yours resemble some truth. Anyway, looking forward to hear more of your feeling-good thoughts, Heonjun.
Posted 20-03-2016 13:31

says :
Wow! It's really good to read such article. Nowadays, only few places can sustain such cleanliness. Thank you for sharing it to us, Jean! This made me feel like I was able to breathe the clean air of Kigali.

Anyway, it was very happy that you have also been conducting scientific researches, in regards to the environment. I, myself also conduct such. However, my research interests focus on utilization of plant species to benefit health and environment.
Posted 20-03-2016 13:28

says :
Hi Jean, thank you for news from Rwanda! It must be cool to breathe in fresh air every moment in Kigali. Here in Seoul, there are so many places packed with cars and people, sometimes I find myself surrounded by pollutants that nibble away my potential life span :p And especially in the springtime, there's yellow dust coming over from China with hazardous dust. Parents with babies have to pay more attention in those days. It's great to hear you're living in Kigali and i'll be expecting to read about the city again!
Posted 20-03-2016 10:38

Arushi Madan says :
Glad to know about Kigali as one of the cleanest cities. I hope other global cities learn from it.
Posted 20-03-2016 02:32

says :
Jean, it is surprising that Kigali is putting a lot of effort for keeping the city clean. The measures the city use should be learnt and implemented to other parts of the world. One thing I am curious is that, can moving the industrial buildings to the outer part of the city totally solve the environmental problem? Though the residential part of the city might be clean, I am concerned whether the environment of where the factories are located can be protected from pollution as well. Keep up the good work, and have a great day :-)
Posted 20-03-2016 01:29