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Air &
Water Quality
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 What is the general situation
with the ISSUES?
- Jamaica lacks routine
air quality and hazardous material monitoring programmes.
- The question of regulations
for the burning of garbage is one which must be addressed, especially
in urban areas as it is an important contributor to poor air quality.
- There is inadequate
regulation and control of pollution from motor vehicles and other
non-point sources
- The use of low quality fuels used in boilers and diesel engines
(i.e. fuels with high sulphur content, heavy metals etc.) with
virtually no emission control equipment contributes to air quality
problems.
- Although the government has adopted a "polluter pays" policy,
the costs of installing pollution control equipment and changing
commercial and industrial processes, as well as the time required
to implement such changes are a major challenge.
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