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DENR to join NASA, Asian countries to study air quality

PTV News - The Philippines will team up with its Asian neighbors and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study and address air quality issues in the region, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga announced over the weekend.

According to a statement from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday, the partnership called Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (Asia-AQ) will involve experts from South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency.

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