As part of its efforts to maintain air quality and reduce the effects of climate change, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), in partnership with Modon Properties, inaugurated the region’s first smog-free tower at Hudayriat Island. The new air purification tower is an urban innovation designed to enhance air quality in the area and provide an inspirational experience of a clean and green future.
The seven-meter tower uses environmentally friendly positive ionization technology to purify surrounding air that cleans 30,000 m3 air per hour. The ionization technology produces smog-free air in public spaces, allowing people to breathe and experience clean air.
The Smog-Free Tower project is part of the MoU signed between EAD and Modon to implement environmental initiatives to reduce air pollution, protect wildlife, marine life and natural resources. This is in addition to developing programmes that ensure a safe and healthy environment and enhance Abu Dhabi’s efforts to achieve the goals of the UAE 2050 Climate Neutrality Strategic Initiative.
The Smog-Free Tower, previously introduced in select countries like China, the Netherlands, and Poland, is now making its debut in this region. It is a continuation of efforts done by EAD who regularly deploys advanced monitoring systems to measure air pollutants as part of its efforts to improve air quality in Abu Dhabi, helping to provide a better quality of life for residents.
As part of its efforts to protect and improve air quality in the emirate, EAD implements many activities and programmes aimed at monitoring and evaluating air quality to identify the most important challenges and sources of emissions, in order to develop the necessary solutions to reduce these pollutants and evaluate their effectiveness.
The Agency has been managing a dedicated air quality monitoring network since 2007, consisting of 20 fixed monitoring stations spread throughout the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which closely monitor air quality and provide high-accuracy data of up to 99%.
EAD also operates two mobile stations used to conduct specialised air quality studies throughout the emirate. The data collected is published through the website www.adairquality.ae , where the public can directly access the Air Quality Index to learn about air quality and make informed decisions to protect their health from air pollution.
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