Air quality is deteriorating in Kyiv: city authorities name the cause shutterstock

Air quality is deteriorating in Kyiv: city authorities name the cause

Hanna Velyka

You can follow the current level of contamination in real time

The air quality in the capital has temporarily deteriorated due to an increase in dust concentration.

This is the likely reason given by the Kyiv City State Administration.

Officials explained that suspended solids have accumulated in the surface layer due to low winds and high atmospheric pressure. Such conditions are not conducive to the dispersion of impurities in the atmosphere.

As of 10:30 a.m. on February 12, the city air monitoring system in Kyiv provided the following measurement results:

asm.kyivcity.gov.ua

Screenshot: asm.kyivcity.gov.ua.

You can follow the current state of air pollution in the capital in real time here.

The pollution map from SaveEcoBot as of 10:40 a.m. is as follows:

saveecobot.com

Screenshot: saveecobot.com.

More detailed information on air pollution in Kyiv can be found on the EcoThreat portal:

Screenshot: ecozagroza.gov.ua.

The KCSA has recommended the following measures to improve the air situation

  • close the windows;
  • limit your stay on the street;
  • drink plenty of water;
  • if you have an air purifier, turn it on to the maximum.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote about the deterioration of air quality in Kyiv in late November. Back then, high levels of air pollution were observed only on the left bank of the capital.

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