Breathing has become dangerous in Tashkent since morning
In some areas of the capital, the concentration of hazardous particles in the atmosphere has exceeded the WHO standard by 70 times.
On November 20, the content of fine particulate matter PM2.5 amounted to 177.4 μg/m³, which is 35.5 times higher than the WHO recommended value, according to IQAir data.
Thus, as of 08:00, the content of ozone pollutants and PM10 in the air of Tashkent did not exceed the maximum permissible values. At the same time, the concentration of hazardous particles PM2.5 exceeded the WHO norm by 35.5 times.
The air quality is assessed as very harmful. At the same time, in some districts of Tashkent, air quality dropped to dangerous levels, and the concentration of hazardous particles exceeded the WHO norm by 70 times. In the ranking of the world’s most dirty cities, the capital took second place after the Indian city of Delhi.
It should be reminded that Uzbekistan was not on the list of countries meeting WHO air quality standards. The Swiss company IQAir showed a report for 2024.
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