Industrial Pollution in Singapore

In recent years much of the air pollution in the Singaporean environment came directly from uncontrolled forest fires in Indonesia that burned an area several times larger than Singapore itself. The following pictures show that refineries and other industries also contribute to Singapore's spectacular evening skies and sunsets.

What are the major sources of air pollution?

The main sources of air pollution in Singapore are from the burning of fossil fuel for heat generation in industries, electricity generation and transportation.

The sources of air pollution can be grouped into three categories as follows:

• stationary sources such as power stations, oil refineries and industries;
• mobile sources such as motor vehicles; and
• others such as open burning of waste materials and trans boundary air pollution.