On Wednesday, January 24, public air quality monitoring stations in Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih recorded harmful levels of PM2.5.
The AQI index reached 152 and 167, according to the SaveEcoBot online air quality map.
In Kyiv, the highest pollution was found at 10 Mykola Shepeleva Street. For two days, the air quality at this location was mostly harmful to vulnerable groups (111-145 AQI).
In Kryvyi Rih, the most pollution was found at Ivan Avramenko Street, 5. In this area, over the past two days, the air was moderately polluted, harmful for sensitive groups and harmful for all categories.
Harmful air quality for vulnerable groups in these cities was also found at:
Kryvyi Rih
- 3 – 126 Dmytro Voychyshen Street;
- 17-121 Stepana Tilga Street;
Kyiv
- 57 – 139 Sichovyh Streltsiv streets;
- Akademik Hlushkov Avenue, 2K12 – 134;
- 65 – 126 Evgeniya Kharchenko Street;
- Gladkivska Street, 1-121.
Previously, EcoPolitic analyzed methods of formation of PM2.5 dust, its danger and methods of combating air pollution. Thanks to anthropogenic influence, more than 99.9% of people on the planet breathe air with an excessive content of PM2.5 solid particles, which negatively affect health and cause thousands of premature deaths every year.
