The content of poisonous gases exceeded 4 times in the air of Kyiv shutterstock

The content of poisonous gases exceeded 4 times in the air of Kyiv

Katerina Belousova

Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1,660 air samples

In the air of Kyiv during the week from June 26 to July 1, 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 nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde pollution 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:

  • 1.2-3.5 times – on Demiivska, Halytska, and Bessarabska squares, Obolonski, Nauka, and Beresteyski avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark area, Akademik Strazheska, Dovzhenka Hetman Pavlo Polubotka, Inzhener Borodin, Kaunaska, and Sklyarenko streets .

Exceeding the MPC by average daily content of sulfur dioxide:

  • 1.5-2.8 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:

  • 1.1-2.9 times – on Demiivska, Bessarabska and Halytska squares, Obolonski, Nauka and Beresteyski avenues, Lesya Ukrainka boulevard, in the Hydropark district, Akademik Strazheska, Dovzhenka, Hetman Pavla Polubotka, Kaunaska and Sklyarenko streets .

Exceeding the MPC by average daily content carbon monoxide :

  • in 1.1-1.7 times – on Beresteysky prospect, Akademik Strazheska, Inzhener Borodin and Sklyarenko streets.

Specialists of the observatory selected and analyzed 1660 atmospheric air samples from 16 stationary posts.

As EcoPolitic reported earlier, in Kyiv cooling frames-sprinklers were installed, which will help the citizens to bear the summer heat more comfortably.

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