In the air of Kyiv during the week from February 13 to 18, 2023, an excess of the average daily maximum permissible concentration of nitrogen dioxide by 4.1 times was found.
Compared to the previous week, the level of nitrogen dioxide pollution has decreased, according to the weekly report on air pollution from the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory.
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:
- 3.0-4.1 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski and Beresteyski avenues, Oleksandr Dovzhenka, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka and Kaunaska streets;
- 1.5-2.9 times – on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard, in the Hydropark district, Akademik Strazheska, Inzhener Borodin and 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:
- 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:
- 1.0-1.7 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 Semyon Sklyarenko streets ;
- no excesses were observed at 37 Nauky Ave. (in the area of the meteorological station).
Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1580 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary stations.
As EcoPolitic reported before, in Kyiv, residents and guests of the city in January 2023 handed over 1524 kg of used batteries for recycling, 177 undamaged mercury thermometers, 2988 energy-saving lamps. Such waste can be placed in one of 200 special orange containers and the nearest one can be found using the online map.
