Deterioration of air quality recorded in Kyiv
Kyiv • UNN
On Friday, a deterioration of air quality was recorded in Kyiv. A reading of 100+ CAQI was observed in the Shevchenkivskyi, Podilskyi, and Darnytskyi districts.
Air quality in Kyiv has deteriorated, as evidenced by data in the "Kyiv Digital" app on Friday, UNN reports.
Details
At 8:55 AM, the CAQI index, the overall air quality index, was recorded at 100+ (air condition: hazardous) in the Shevchenkivskyi district (Syrets), in the Podilskyi district (Podil), and in the Darnytskyi district (Kharkivskyi massyv).
Also, high CAQI readings of over 80 (air condition: unhealthy) were recorded in Vynohradar, Obolon, the Sviatoshynskyi district, and the Solomianskyi district.
At 9:00 AM, Kyiv ranked 40th out of 125 in the IQAir rating (worst air quality first) with a reading of 61 AQI⁺. According to IQAir, pollution with fine particulate matter PM2.5 was recorded at 14.7 µg/m³.
"The concentration of PM2.5 is currently 2.9 times higher than the WHO-recommended annual average PM2.5 guideline value," the report says.
This occurred after one of the most massive Russian attacks on Kyiv, after which fires were recorded.
