In the air of Kyiv during the week from April 24 to 29, an excess of the average daily maximum permissible concentration of nitrogen dioxide by 3.6 times was found.
Compared to the previous week, the level of pollution by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide has slightly decreased, according to the weekly report on air pollution from the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky.
According to the data of the observatory, the exceedance of the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) in terms of the average daily content of sulfur dioxide was:
- in 1.3-2.0 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski and Beresteyska avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, Inzhener Borodin, Kaunaska and Semyon Sklyarenko streets ;
- no excesses were observed at 37 Nauky Ave. (in the area of the meteorological station).
Other exceedances of MPC by average daily content:
- formaldehyde – 1.0-2.3 times on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski and Beresteyska avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenka, Hetman Pavla Polubotka, Kaunaska and Sklyarenko streets ;
- nitrogen dioxide – 1.4-3.6 times on Demiivska, Bessarabska, and Halytska squares, Obolonski, Nauka, and Beresteski avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark district, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, Inzhener Borodin, Kaunaska, and Sklyarenko streets;
- carbon monoxide – in 1.3 times (April 26) on Beresteysky prospect .
Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1608 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary posts.
It is noted that compared to the previous week, the level of pollution has increased formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide .
As EcoPolitic previously reported, a study by the European Environment Agency showed that on the continent at least 1,200 children die every year from polluted air.
