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The cleanest country in the world is Switzerland- a leading state in solving issues of environmental pollution control and problems with natural resources. The dirtiest country on the planet - Iraq. But this is only based on the state of the environment today. In the ranking of trends in the development of the environmental situation over the past 10 years, it occupies a shameful last place Russia. While the leading country in terms of environmental improvement from 2000 to 2010 is Latvia. The ranking of the cleanest and dirtiest countries in the world indicating the well-being index of environmental trends in 2012 was Yale and Columbia Universities.
Top ten environmentally friendly countries included, in addition to Switzerland, which took first place, small states and major European powers: Latvia (2nd place), Norway (3rd place), Luxembourg (4th place), Costa Rica (5th place), France (6th place), Austria (7th place), Italy (8th place), Great Britain and Northern Ireland (9th place), Sweden (10th place). The ranking once again demonstrated the difference between the ecology of developed and developing countries (5th place for Costa Rica and 49th place for the USA - an exception to the rule). However, according to Western experts, the point is not at all that the largest European powers are transferring all their harmful production to the poor countries of the world. It's about the size of GDP per capita, as well as investments in basic environmental goods (people's access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation). Developing countries are still on the path to ensuring a high standard of living for their people, as well as moving towards more sustainable production and consumption processes.
To the top ten countries with the worst environment , in addition to Iraq, which took last place, included: Turkmenistan (131st place), Uzbekistan (130th place), Kazakhstan (129th place), South Africa (128th place), Yemen (127th place), Kuwait (126th place), India (125th place) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (124th place), Libya (123rd place). The greatest concern among health experts is the environmental situation in China (116th place) and India, since 1/3 of the planet's population lives in these countries. Already, air pollution in the Middle Kingdom is the biggest threat to the health of its residents. As the English newspaper writes The Guardian, « incidence of lung cancer in Chinese cities in 2-3 times higher than in rural areas, despite the fact that smoking is the same in both places" Health experts predict that by 2050, air pollution will kill every year. 3.6 million Human. And most of these deaths will occur in India and China.
6 of the dirtiest countries in the world are also included in the Top 10 countries with extremely negative environmental trends (right column in the general table). The worst results in changing the environmental situation from 2000 to 2010, as mentioned above, were shown by Russia. Kuwait is in second place on this black list, Saudi Arabia is in third, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, South Africa, and Turkmenistan rounds out the top ten outsiders. According to the conclusion of Western experts, Russia has demonstrated the worst trends in changes in the environmental situation due to critically low indicators in the field of environmental protection. The population of the Russian Federation enjoys weak environmental legislation in the country, which results in problems such as fishing and deforestation exceeding all permissible norms. The only environmental indicator that has improved in Russia over the past 10 years is the volume of sulfur dioxide emissions. Oddly enough, it has shrunk.
The situation of our country and the nine countries that have joined it looks especially sad compared to the rest of the ranking participants. The vast majority of states improved their environmental performance over the period from 2000 to 2010. Top Trends showed Latvia, Azerbaijan in second place, Romania in third, followed by Albania, Egypt, Angola, Slovakia, Ireland, Belgium and Thailand.
Each of the 132 countries participating in the rating was assessed by 22 parameters, including: the harmful effects of the environment on public health, the impact of polluted air and polluted water on human health, the impact of polluted atmosphere and water resources on ecosystems, the state of forests, the scale of fishing and agriculture, climate change and much more.
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Technological progress is inextricably linked with the extraction and use of minerals. Intensive development of the earth's interior, heavy industry and industrial waste - all this has an extremely negative impact on the environmental situation of the planet.
Real threat
The soil, ground and external waters, and the atmosphere within a radius of tens of kilometers from the site of mining or man-made objects are polluted. Settlements also fall into the distribution area of toxic and often deadly substances. The most environmentally polluted cities in the world pose a real threat not only to public health, but also to people’s lives. Cancer, gene mutations, high infant mortality, a significant reduction in the average life expectancy of the adult population - this is not the entire list of the terrible consequences of a thoughtless attitude towards the environment.
Criteria for selecting contaminated sites
The analytical organization MercerHuman (USA) took the trouble to study the situation and identified the dirtiest cities in the world. For this, ecologists established criteria by which a number of indicators of the settlement’s environment were assessed:
- remoteness of the settlement from the source of pollution;
- Population;
- the impact of adverse factors on the child’s body;
- the level of heavy metals and other pollutants in soil, water and air; The following are recognized as particularly dangerous: lead, mercury, copper, zinc, sulfur dioxide, cadmium, arsenic, selenium, sarin, phosgene, mustard gas, hydrocyanic acid and some others;
- radiation level;
- period of decomposition of harmful substances.
In order to compile a list of the dirtiest cities in the world, points were assigned to the places studied for each item. The total indicator was assessed using a specially developed scale. Based on the results of the study using the comparison method, we compiled this list, consisting of 35 cities located in different parts of our planet.
TOP 10 dirtiest cities in the world
If we simply list the cities that are most heavily polluted, the list will look like this:
- Linfen, China.
- Tianying, China.
- Sukinda, India.
- Vapi, India.
- La Oroya, Peru.
- Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
- Norilsk, Russia.
- Chernobyl, Ukraine.
- Sumgayit, Azerbaijan.
- Kabwe, Zambia.
Full list
These 10 dirtiest cities in the world should be supplemented by the following settlements, the level of environmental tension in which is extremely high:
- Bayos de Haina, Dominican Republic.
- Mailu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan.
- Ranipet, India.
- Rudnaya Pristan, Russia.
- Dalnegorsk, Russia.
- Volgograd, Russia.
- Magnitogorsk, Russia.
- Karachay, Russia.
The complete top of the dirtiest cities in the world consists of 35 places. Of these, 8 belong to Russia, 6 to India, followed by the Philippines, the United States, China, Romania and other countries.
To be able to analyze the situation, these cities should be examined in detail.
Linfen, China
This is the dirtiest city in the world. Moreover, the conclusion made by the American organization MercerHuman is confirmed by the results of a study by the Blacksmith Institute and other organizations concerned about the state of the environment on Earth.
Linfen is the center of the Chinese coal mining industry. Its population exceeds 200 thousand people. Deposits of black fuel are extracted from the bowels of the earth not only by state mines, but also illegally, without observing safety standards. Because of this, coal dust completely enveloped the dirtiest city in the world. It is on clothes, on skin, and on houses, dusting windows and roofs. Residents of the city don’t even hang their bed linen outside to dry, because after a while it turns black...
In addition, everything here is saturated with carbon, lead and organic chemicals. This unfavorable situation has led to a progressive increase in bronchopulmonary diseases - bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, and lung cancer.
Cleanup work is not being carried out in the city, although the situation has long become critical.
Tianying, China
The largest metallurgical center of China continues the ranking of the dirtiest cities in the world. Large-scale lead mining operations have been launched in the vicinity of Tianying. The bluish smoke that has enveloped the city makes it difficult to see anything at a distance of ten meters! Everything around is saturated with lead - soil, water and air. Wheat grown in fields near the city contains 24 times the maximum permissible level of this heavy metal. A lot of mentally retarded children are born here.
No work is being done to clean up lead from the area.
Sukinda, India
An open-pit chromium mine has been developed near the Indian city of Sukinda. This metal is widely used in various manufacturing industries. At the same time, it is a strong carcinogen and poisons the body, causing cancer and gene mutations.
Total contamination with chromium has a very bad effect on the health of the population of Sukinda. But the state is not taking any measures to reduce the level of the chemical element in water and soil.
Vapi, India
The town of Vapi in India with a population of 71 thousand people confidently continues the list of “The dirtiest cities in the world.” It is located near an industrial zone where many chemical factories and metallurgical plants have been built. Manufacturing facilities release tons of harmful chemicals into the environment around the clock. This has led to the fact that the mercury content in soil and water is 100 times higher than the norm! This is literally killing local residents, whose average life expectancy is very low - only 35-40 years.
La Oroya, Peru
A small town with a population of 35 thousand people has been suffering from periodic toxic emissions from a local plant since 1922. The emissions contain concentrated doses of lead, zinc, copper and sulfur dioxide. This area is dry and lifeless because all the vegetation has died due to acid rain. The lead content in the blood of local residents far exceeds the critical level, which leads to serious illnesses.
La Oroya, like other dirtiest cities in the world, does not bother the country's authorities, who do not pay any attention to the environment or the health of local residents.
Dzerzhinsk, Russia
According to many experts, Dzerzhinsk, with a population of 300 thousand people, should top the list called “The dirtiest cities in the world.” It was here that, from 1938 to 1998, 300 thousand tons of deadly chemicals were buried, amounting to 1 ton for each resident. The level of dioxides and phenol in groundwater and soil exceeds the upper limit of normal by 17 million (!) times! Dzerzhinsk has a record high mortality rate: for every 10 newborns there are 26 dead. The city would have died out long ago if it had not been filled with newcomers, who are lured by high salaries in hazardous industries.
In 2003, Dzerzhinsk was included in the Guinness Book of Records with the title of the dirtiest city in the world.
Cleanup work is at the planning stage.
Norilsk, Russia
It is called a branch of ecological hell. A giant metallurgical plant, one of the largest on the planet, has been operating here for many decades. Every year it emits 4 million tons of harmful chemicals into the atmosphere, consisting of zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, selenium, lead and arsenic. The vegetation here is destroyed, there are practically no insects, and black snow falls in winter. The city with a population of 180 thousand people is closed to foreigners.
Cleanup work has been ongoing for the last 10 years. During this period, it was possible to improve the environmental situation somewhat, but the reduced concentrations of harmful substances still greatly exceed the level safe for health.
Chernobyl, Ukraine
A nuclear power plant exploded in the city. This tragedy happened on April 26, 1986. The nuclear accident is recognized as the worst in the history of the planet. A radioactive cloud of plutonium, uranium, strontium, iodine and heavy metals enveloped an area of more than 150 thousand square meters. km. All city residents were evacuated. Chernobyl is still empty. In the exclusion zone, the level of radiation is deadly. The most common disease in people exposed to radiation due to a nuclear explosion is thyroid cancer.
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
During Soviet times, Sumgayit was the center of the chemical industry. Over the entire period of operation, more than 120 thousand tons of toxic waste, mainly mercury and petroleum products, were released into the external environment. As a result, the city of 285 thousand turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Today, most plants and factories are closed, but no one is carrying out serious disinfection work, leaving nature to clean itself. Sumgayit is still one of the most uninhabitable places on the planet.
Kabwe, Zambia
Near the African city of Kabwe with a population of 250 thousand people, lead deposits were discovered more than 100 years ago. Since then, its mining has been carried out here continuously. Numerous lead mines release hazardous waste into the air, soil and water. The high concentration of lead in the blood of Aboriginal people leads to a huge number of severe poisonings.
Cleaning work is under development.
Bayos de Haina, Dominican Republic
In this town with a population of 85 thousand, a large plant for the production of car batteries was built. His activities caused severe lead contamination of the environment. The indicators are four thousand times higher than normal! This is incompatible with life.
Mental disorders and congenital deformities are widespread among local residents.
No cleaning work is being carried out.
Mailu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Uranium mining took place here from 1948 to 1968. Despite the cessation of mining operations, the situation in the city and its environs is critical. Great danger is posed by burial grounds, which are destroyed by landslides, earthquakes and mudflows. Scientists warned that radioactive substances should not be buried in a seismically active zone. The radiation background in the areas of destruction exceeds the permissible norm by almost 10 times!
The United States is dealing with this problem. The work is financed by the World Bank and the International Development Association Bank.
General conclusions
The dirtiest cities in the world, photos of which indicate a very difficult environmental situation, pose a potential danger to the whole world. The water cycle in nature, soil migration, and air cyclones transport hazardous substances over long distances in all directions, infecting other areas.
Experts estimate that more than a billion people on the planet are exposed to the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals. This raises the problem to the global level and requires a prompt solution.
The region with the dirtiest air in Russia is Buryatia, as follows from data from Rospotrebnadzor based on the results of last year. Also, the first lines of the anti-rating were occupied by the Khabarovsk Territory, Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Kursk Region and Crimea. At the same time, according to experts, data on air pollution in Crimea does not apply to resort areas. And in the country as a whole, indicators have almost doubled over the past six years.
Rospotrebnadzor has compiled a list of regions with the dirtiest air in Russia. It is presented in the service’s report, which Izvestia reviewed. The list was compiled based on the proportion of atmospheric air samples that exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) of pollutants. Those regions where the share of such samples is the highest are in the anti-rating.
Buryatia took first place, followed by Khabarovsk Territory, Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Region, Kursk Region and Crimea - both regions are in fifth place.
The capital of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, is constantly included in the list of cities with the dirtiest air, the regional government told Izvestia. The main reason is benzopyrene emissions generated from coal-fired boilers in the private sector. The problem will be solved by centralizing heating, the plan for which is scheduled until 2020.
The government of the Irkutsk region told Izvestia that the presence of enterprises from all industries in the region “inevitably leads to emissions into the atmosphere,” but since 2013 they have been decreasing. However, in seven industrial cities of the subject, the level of pollution is high or very high - their atmosphere is poisoned by benzopyrene, suspended solids, nitrogen dioxide, and formaldehyde.
The administration of the Kursk region noted that “at the end of 2017, the share of samples exceeding the maximum permissible concentration of pollutants decreased from 2.9% in 2016 to 2.3%.” The region is paying attention to modernizing the transport system and reducing emissions from industrial enterprises.
The governments of the other mentioned entities were unable to promptly respond to Izvestia’s request.
In general, in Russia, less than 0.75% of samples contained chemical impurities at levels above established hygienic standards. As in previous years, the level of air pollution in rural settlements is lower than in urban settlements, Rospotrebnadzor explained.
Data on air pollution in Crimea do not apply to resort areas where there are no industrial enterprises, noted Vladimir Slivyak, co-chairman of the international environmental group Ecodefense. According to him, the level of pollution in cities is most influenced by vehicles and factories.
A year earlier, the dirtiest air was in the Irkutsk region (now third), Buryatia (now first) had “silver”, and “bronze” - in the Kursk region (now fifth).
Despite the fact that in a number of regions the concentration of harmful substances exceeds the maximum permissible concentration, over the past six years, indicators throughout the country have improved by 1.9 times in urban areas and 2.1 times in rural areas, according to the report of Rospotrebnadzor. The best indicators are in the Magadan region and the Chechen Republic, noted in the document.
The Main Geophysical Observatory of Roshydromet reported that they had compiled a list of cities with the highest levels of air pollution in 2017. Among them are Novokuznetsk (Kemerovo region), Barnaul (Altai region), Irkutsk (Irkutsk region), Magnitogorsk (Chelyabinsk region), Norilsk (Krasnoyarsk region), Ulan-Ude (Buryatia) and others. The list was compiled based on data from 672 stations in 244 cities of the state observation network.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Rosprirodnadzor did not have time to provide prompt responses to Izvestia’s request.
Russian methods of monitoring atmospheric air are archaic. In order to be able to give a full assessment of its quality, it is necessary to improve observation systems, says Boris Revich, head of the laboratory for forecasting environmental quality at the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The only city in Russia that is included in the European surveillance system is Moscow. Only there is a continuous automatic reading of the level of air pollution. In all other regions it is carried out manually, so the results do not always reflect the truth, he explained.
Izvestia was explained that the reasons for poor air quality are the lack of highly efficient gas cleaning equipment and the use of outdated technologies in industrial enterprises, thermal power plants and domestic boiler houses. Errors in the planning and development of settlements also affect the health of the population - often residential areas are located next to industrial facilities.
Which cities are the dirtiest? If we are talking about the level of air pollution, then you can look at the data from the 2016 report of the World Health Organization. Of course, air pollution is not the only problem, because you need to take into account both the condition of the water and the condition of the soil... Usually, industrial waste from chemical, metallurgical and other enterprises is to blame. So here's our list.
Previously known as the "fruit and flower city", Linfen is a small rural community in Shanxi Province. Today it is covered with a shroud of yellowish-gray smog and residents have already forgotten what the sunset looks like without this surreal apocalyptic illumination. Often called the most polluted city in the world, Linfen is home to coal mines, including many illegal ones, operating without any controls or regulations. The coal is burning and, since the city is located in a lowland, gray clouds gather above it.
Pollution is measured in various ways. One of the standards for measuring air pollution is to study the molecular composition of airborne dust and smog. If the particles are between 2.5 and 10 microns in diameter, they can already be seen, but they are small enough to enter the lungs with air. So, in the Nigerian city of Onitsha, there is the highest concentration of particles measuring 10 microns in the air in the world, 594 micrograms per cubic meter. And according to WHO standards it should be less than 20 micrograms per cubic meter, do you feel the difference? The reasons for this pollution include large population growth in a short period of time, widespread burning of garbage, cooking over open fires, exhaust gases, and industrial emissions. The water and soil in this region are also highly polluted, with high levels of arsenic, mercury, lead, copper and iron.
Peshawar ranks second on the list of cities with the most air pollution. There is also a high concentration of particulate matter in the air in all areas of the city, and the smallest particles, 2.5 microns in size, can enter not only the lungs, but also the bloodstream. A terrible thing, very dangerous for human health. You can easily guess the reasons for such pollution yourself - they are not very different from those that we have already listed in the previous paragraph.
In the city of Zabol, located in eastern Iran near the border with Afghanistan, Mother Nature contributes to air pollution: the summer there is called “120 days of wind”, there are regular dust storms - as a result, the highest concentration of particles in the air is 2.5 microns (those very dangerous ones) - 217 micrograms per cubic meter. When living conditions become completely unbearable, schools and government offices are closed for a while, but what's the point? The percentage of pulmonary diseases among local residents is very high, and the situation is getting worse every year.
The capital of Saudi Arabia also takes its place in the list of cities with the most polluted air. The concentration level of particles of 10 microns is 368 mg, particles of 2.5 microns is 156 mg per cubic meter. Not only natural causes are at work here, but also rapid human activity. There are a lot of cars, low quality fuel, a huge amount of harmful emissions into the atmosphere, including emissions from fuel and cement plants - plus sandstorms from the desert. It turns out to be a hellish mixture of sand and dust hanging in the air that people have to breathe.
The Citarum River originates from Mount Wayang and flows into the Java Sea near Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. More than 30 million people use the water of the Citarum River every day, because it supplies the city, and it is especially important for the 5 million people living directly in the river basin. Rapid industrialization and a lack of regulation have created a monster: the Citarum River is now considered one of the dirtiest rivers in the world. Perhaps the dirtiest. On its banks there are more than 200 textile factories that discharge dyes and chemical waste into the water (arsenic, lead, mercury). The water becomes discolored and acquires a pungent odor. In addition, the river is terribly littered - the surface of the water is barely visible from under the layer of garbage floating in it. Well, the icing on the cake is wastewater. As a result, the river is full of dead fish, and resourceful fishermen have learned to collect and recycle plastic waste instead of fish.
The Matanza-Riachuelo River is located in 14 municipalities in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. And before that, it accepts waste from 15,000 industries in various industries, including chemical plants, into its waters. In the soil on its banks and in the water of this river, the concentrations of toxic metals - zinc, copper, nickel, lead, chromium - are off the charts. Every year, about 90,000 tons of heavy metals and other industrial waste are dumped into the river. 8 million people live in the river basin area - many have serious health problems, mainly increased levels of intestinal, respiratory and cancer diseases.
The Guinness Book of Records in 2007 named the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk the most chemically polluted city in the world. Since the 30s of the 20th century, it has been the largest center of the chemical industry. According to modern estimates, between 1930 and 1998, about 300,000 tons of chemical waste were dumped into the water and buried here. Water samples throughout the city show dioxin concentrations thousands of times higher than accepted standards. Near the city is a lake known as the Black Hole, one of the most polluted lakes in the world. The water of this lake contains the caustic substance phenol in high concentrations. The results of decades of pollution are disastrous: a high percentage of cancer, eye diseases, lung and kidney diseases. Average life expectancy in the city of about 235,000 people is 47 years for women and 42 years for men, and the death rate exceeds the birth rate by more than 2.5 times.
During Soviet times, this city had the status of a closed city, since a deposit of radiobarite was found there, the development of which began in 1946 and continued until 1968. Over 22 years, two hydrometallurgical plants extracted and processed 10,000 tons of uranium oxide. In 1968, the last mine and factories were closed. Not far from the city are the world's largest radioactive waste storage facilities. In 2006, the city was ranked as one of the 10 most polluted cities in the world.
The city was once one of two major lead production centers, and this heavy metal seems to have become ingrained in the life of the city and its inhabitants. And indeed, the lead processing plant is still located right in the city center. The concentration of lead in the air and soil is at least 10 times higher than permissible standards. Moreover, lead dust covers all agricultural land near the city. Lead accumulates in the human body over time and is very dangerous for children, as it can lead to developmental disabilities and a decrease in intelligence.
Chromium is used, for example, to make shiny stainless steel and tan leather, and one of the world's largest chromite mines is in the Indian town of Sakinda. The site is home to 2.6 million people and 30 million tons of highly toxic ore waste in the Brahman River region. The water of the Brahman River contains hexavalent chromium in a concentration twice the permissible level. Exposure to chromium causes stomach bleeding, tuberculosis, asthma, infertility, and birth defects. In this region, about 85 percent of all deaths are related in some way to long-term exposure to hexavalent chromium.
The city of Kabwe in Zambia is originally an industrial city. It was founded in 1902 after the discovery of zinc and lead deposits there, and since then this mining town has been slowly killing its inhabitants. The main problem is lead - it was once home to one of the world's largest lead recycling plants. A blood test of local residents shows lead levels 60% higher than lethal levels. Of course, there has never been any talk about any standards or careful disposal of production waste, so both the soil and water are terribly polluted. In recent years, some efforts have been made in this regard, but the problem has not been solved - the large plant was closed, but is now replaced by several small ones.
The Doe Run mining company has always had its headquarters in the United States, but its metallurgical operations are in La Oroya, Peru. An American metallurgical plant operated here from 1922 to 2009, and as a result of its work, the region was poisoned with lead and other metals, so much so that 99% of local children can boast of lead levels in their blood three times higher than the norm. In the soil there are unacceptable levels of concentrations of sulfur dioxide, arsenic and cadmium. In 2009, the Americans closed the plant, partly due to the cost of cleanup efforts. The current leadership of Peru would like to reopen the plant, but this requires serious modernization - and so far there have been no takers.
It’s not only cold in Norilsk, but also the environment is not very good. This city is considered one of the most industrially polluted in Russia and in the world.
For example, in September 2016, the waters of the Daldykan River turned bright pink, apparently due to unauthorized dumping of waste from a nearby metallurgical plant. The Norilsk Nickel company denied this in every possible way, but in the end admitted the obvious fact.
Chernobyl still ranks first on any list of the most environmentally unfavorable cities. Having been included in this list after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back in 1986, this place will now remain polluted and unsuitable for human life for tens of thousands of years.
“The air inside the car turned out to be several times dirtier than next to the road. It doesn’t matter what kind of car you have - a small car or an expensive SUV, harmful substances will still get into the cabin. Filters will protect you only from fine particles and dust, but not from gases hazardous to health,” Greenpeace Russia reports.
Greenpeace employees drove around Moscow with a dioxin measuring device in their car. The level of pollution jumped several times when the car entered the tunnel under Leningradsky Prospekt; when leaving, the interior became fresher, but as soon as we got into a traffic jam, the air deteriorated again, the same thing happened in the parking lot next to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the capital on Novy Arbate.
Greenpeace suggests feeling sorry for yourself and reducing the use of road transport. As environmentalists specify, transport is the main air pollutant in cities like Moscow, where there are not a large number of industrial enterprises. Therefore, the “greens” call on the authorities to provide citizens with convenient public transport and provide the city with a network of pedestrian and bicycle paths.
For those who want to find out the air condition in the capital every day, Greenpeace Russia has made a map “What does Moscow breathe?” . On it you can see the concentrations of 15 harmful substances in the air of the capital in real time. The map is based on Mosekomonitoring data, which is published on the organization’s website.
An experiment with measurements of air pollution inside a car showed that the overall data does not reflect the full picture of pollution as applied to everyday human life. When the car had elevated levels of dioxin, monitoring stations in Moscow reflected an acceptable level of pollution. If it were possible to show in color where a person breathes the worst air, then a “red” card would have to be hung on all cars. Driving cars is dangerous to your health.
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