In the air of Kyiv during the week with January 26 to 31 In 2023, a 4.8-fold exceedance of the daily maximum allowable concentrations of nitrogen dioxide was found.
Compared to the previous week, the level of pollution by harmful impurities in the city has increased, according to the weekly report on air pollution from the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky.
It is noted that the increase in pollution the weather conditions contributed, namely the increase in air temperature and lack of precipitation.
According to the data of the observatory, the exceeding of the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) in terms of the average daily content of nitrogen dioxide was:
- 4.8 times – on the street Kaunaska ;
- 3.9-4.1 times – on Peremogy Avenue, St. Semena Sklyarenko;
- 3.0-3.8 times – on Bessarabska, Peremogy and Demiivska squares, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, str. Semena Sklyarenko;
- in 1.3-2.8 times – on all other posts;
- no excesses were observed at 37 Nauky Ave. (in the area of the meteorological station).
Exceeding the MPC by average daily content of sulfur dioxide:
- 2.0-2.4 times – on Demiivska and Bessarabska squares, Obolonskyi and Peremogy avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, Oleksandr Dovzhenka, Semen Sklyarenko streets;
- by 1.3-1.9 times – on all other posts;
- no excesses were observed at 37 Nauky Ave. (in the area of the meteorological station).
Exceeding the MPC by average daily formaldehyde content:
- by 1.0-2.3 times – on Demiivska and Bessarabska squares, Obolonsky and Peremogy avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademika Strazheska, Dovzhenka, Hetman Pavla Polubotka, Kaunaska and Sklyarenko streets;
- no excesses were observed at 37 Nauky Ave. (in the area of the meteorological station).
The message noted that experts of the observatory selected and analyzed 1567 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary posts.
As EcoPolitic reported earlier, Kyivans will be able to quickly receive notifications about deterioration of air quality in the "Kyiv Digital" application.
