Beat Air Pollution


In many countries  Air Quality didn't take as a serious environment threat yet. This video contain summary our Air Quality work by FECT and by this we hope to bring this Air Pollution to attention of our viewers.



2019 w/ theme In , we find alarming rise in air pollution in Puttalam, Nawalapitiya & Colombo from using instruments of &

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