Three times higher levels of toxic substances found in Kyiv air: streets named

Three times higher levels of toxic substances found in Kyiv air: streets named t.me/kyiv_novyny_24
Katerina Belousova

Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1,685 air samples

During the week of January 8-13, the average daily maximum permissible concentration of sulfur dioxide was found to be 2.7 times higher than the average daily maximum permissible concentration.

Compared to the previous week, the content of nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide decreased, according to the weekly air pollution report from the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory.

According to the observatory, the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of nitrogen dioxide was exceeded by the average daily content:

  • 1.4-2.0 times – on Halytskaya, Demiivskaya and Bessarabskaya squares, Beresteyskyi and Obolonskyi avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark district, Akademik Strazheska, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, 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:

  • in 1.7-2.7 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Beresteyski and Obolonski 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:

  • 1.0-1.4 times – on Halytskaya, Demiivskaya and Bessarabskaya squares, Beresteyskyi and Obolonskyi avenues, in the Hydropark area, Oleksandr Dovzhenka and Sklyarenko streets .

Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1685 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary posts.

As EcoPolitic reported earlier, according to the UN, about 7 million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution in the world.

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