Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Map Republic BELHYDROMET
08.08.2019

Information on exceedances of standards for ambient air quality (1 August - 7 August 2019)

 
State institution «Republican center for hydrometeorology, control of radioactive contamination and environmental monitoring» informs about the excess of quality standards for pollutants in the atmospheric air of the cities of the republic for the period from 1 to 7 August 2019.
In the air of Zhlobin (№3 microdistrict) there was a small (by 1,1) exceedance of quality standards on formaldehyde at 19:00 on August, 6. Average daily concentration of PP-2,5 was 1,6 MPC in the area of Prigorodnaya street on August, 7. The south wind, south-east wind and the south-west wind prevailed, air temperature ranges from +13,4°С to +25,6°С, relative humidity – from 46% to 100%.
In the air of Novopolotsk, concentration of nitrogen dioxide was 1,1 MPC at 07:00 in the area of 158, Molodezhnaya street on August, 6. The wind of various directions prevailed, windless conditions, air temperature was +6,9°С, relative humidity – 91%. Concentration of formaldehyde exceeded quality standards by 1,2 at 13:00 in the area of 135, Molodezhnaya street. The north-west wind of 2 m/s prevailed, air temperature was +18,5°С, relative humidity – 55%.
In the air of Polotsk (Oktyabrskaya street), maximum one-time concentration of nitrogen dioxide was 1,1 MPC at 19:00  on August, 6. The south-west wind of 2 m/s prevailed, air temperature was +21,2°С, relative humidity – 47%.
In the air of Brest (17th September street), there was a small (by 1,1) exceedance of quality standards on formaldehyde at 01:00 on August, 7.

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