In the air of Kyiv during the week from March 13 to 18, 2023, an excess of the average daily maximum permissible concentration of nitrogen dioxide by 3.7 times was found.
Compared to the previous week, the level of nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide pollution has increased, 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:
- in 2.3-3.7 times – in Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonsky and Beresteysky avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, Inzhener Borodin, Kaunaska 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:
- by 1.6-2.6 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).
Other exceedances of MPC by average daily content:
- formaldehyde – in 1.0-2.1 times Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski, Beresteiski and Nauka avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenka, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, Kaunaska and Sklyarenko streets;
- carbon monoxide – 1.0 times (March 17) on Sklyarenko Street .
Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1668 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary posts.
It is noted that compared to the previous week the level of carbon monoxide pollution decreased somewhat .
As EcoPolitic previously reported, Kyiv took 26th place in the ranking of 30 major cities in the world with the best air quality indicators, according to the World Air Quality Report (IQAir).
