On Monday, 6 July, air quality in the Ukrainian capital is good. This means that there are currently no restrictions on spending time outdoors and no particular risks to sensitive individuals.
This is according to data from the international monitoring platform IQAir.
The average concentration of harmful substances indicates a low level of pollution. The concentration of PM2.5 particulate matter is recorded at 4 µg/m³. It should be noted that the permissible concentration of this pollutant, according to World Health Organisation standards, is 5.5 µg/m³.
The only monitoring station where air quality indicators reach the “yellow” hazard level is located on Sichovykh Striltsiv Street (formerly Artema Street). There, the dust concentration is 19.9 µg/m3, which is 3.6 times higher than the WHO requirements.
For comparison, the equipment installed on Kyrylivska Street shows a dust concentration of 5 µg/m3, on Trostianetska Street – 4 µg/m3, and on Mykola Amosov Street – 3.3 µg/m3.
EcoPolitic previously reported on a scientific study examining the link between the full-scale war and air quality. Ukrainian scientists found that deindustrialization led to a decrease in the average air pollution level, but enemy attacks cause localized pollution spikes that can exceed the standard by up to ten times.
