In the air of Kyiv during the week from March 6 to 11, 2023, an excess of the average daily maximum permissible concentration of nitrogen dioxide by 3.5 times was detected.
Compared to the previous week, the level of pollution with nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde has slightly increased, 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 exceeding of the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) in terms of the average daily content of nitrogen dioxide was:
- 2.3-3.5 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski and Beresteyski 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).
Exceeding the MPC by average daily content of sulfur dioxide:
- by 1.7-2.5 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski and Beresteyska avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark district, 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).
Exceeding the MPC by average daily formaldehyde content:
- in 1.4-2.3 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 Semena 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:
- carbon monoxide – by 1.7 times on March 8 on Beresteysky prospect .
Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1668 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary stations.
It is noted that compared to the previous week, the level of pollution has decreased sulfur dioxide .
As EcoPolitic previously reported, a study by scientists from Monash University, Australia, showed that more than 99.9% of people on the planet breathe air with an excessive content of PM 2.5 solid particles.
