CatSU Board clears MOA with EMB-V for Campus Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station
SETTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE (SI)The Catanduanes State University
(CatSU) Board of Regents (BOR) approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with
the Environmental Management Bureau Regional Office V (EMB-V) on November 6,
2024, to set up an Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station at the CatSU Main
Campus.
This partnership aims to support
national environmental standards, research, community engagement, and the
adoption of sustainable practices among students, staff, and stakeholders.
CatSU will allocate a
16-square-meter space on campus for the equipment, which will provide data on
current air pollution levels by measuring meteorological parameters such as
wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, solar radiation, temperature, barometric
pressure, and other ambient indicators.
EMB-V will finance all supply and
installation costs and train CatSU personnel, with university students also
given opportunities to observe monitoring processes under the supervision of
certified technical staff from both CatSU and EMB-V.
