Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Map Republic BELHYDROMET
22.02.2019

Information on exceedances of standards for ambient air quality (14 February 2019 - 20 February 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 14 to 20 February 2019.
In the air of Polotsk (Oktyabrskaya street) there was a short-term exceedance of quality standards on nitrogen dioxide by 1,2 on February, 14 (during sampling time at 19:00). The soft west wind prevailed, air temperature was +1,6°С, relative humidity – 85%.
In the air of Novopolotsk (49, Molodezhnaya street) there was an increase of air pollution level by sulfur dioxide from 04:40 to 06:20 on February, 17. Maximum one-time concentration of sulfur dioxide was 1,1 MPC. The west wind of 3 m/s prevailed, air temperature ranged from +2,7°С to +4,5°С, relative humidity – from 69% to 84%. There was a small exceedance of quality standards on carbolic acid by 1,1 in the area of 135, Molodezhnaya street on February, 18 (during sampling time at 13:00).The soft north-west wind prevailed, air temperature was -0,6°С, relative humidity – 70%. Concentration of nitrogen dioxide was 1,2 MPC at 19:00 during sampling time. The soft south-west wind prevailed, air temperature was +2,0°С, relative humidity – 36%.
In the air of Zhlobin (Prigorodnaya street) average daily concentration of PP-2,5 was 1,2 MPC on February, 17. In  the morning the west wind of 3-4 m/s prevailed, weft conditions, in the evening – the north-west wind of 2-4 m/s, air temperature ranged from -0,1°С to +3,5°С, relative humidity – from 66% to 94%. Average daily concentration of PP-2,5 was 1,3 MPC on February, 18. The soft north-west wind the wind of various directions prevailed, weft and windless conditions, air temperature ranged from -3,9°С to +1,2°С, relative humidity – from 64% to 91%. There was an exceedance of quality standards on PP-2,5 by 1,0 on February, 19. The south wind of 1-4 m/s prevailed, weft conditions, air temperature ranged from -5,1°С to +6,3°С, relative humidity – from 58% to 86%. Average daily concentration of PP-2,5 was 1,2 MPC on February, 20. In the morning the south-west wind of 1-2 m/s prevailed, weft conditions, in the evening – west wind of 2-4 m/s, air temperature ranged from  +1,6°С to +5,3°С, relative humidity – from 66% to 94%.
In the air of Minsk (Heroes of 120th Division street) there was an increase of air pollution level by nitrogen oxides in the evening on February, 18: maximum onetime concentration (averaging time – 20 minutes) of nitrogen dioxide was 1,2 MPC, of nitrogen oxide – 1,3 MPC. The soft north wind and the wind of various directions prevailed, windless conditions, air temperature ranged from -4,6°С to +0,2°С, relative humidity – from 67% to 84%. Small (by 1,1) exceedance of quality standards on PP (non-determined in composition silt/aerosol) was registered in the area of M. Bogdanovich street. There was an increase of air pollution level with carbon monoxide in the area of Radialnaya street from 00:40 to 01:40 on February, 20: maximum onetime concentrations ranged from 1,1 to 1,3 MPC. The west wind of 2 m/s prevailed, air temperature was +4,2°С, relative humidity – 81%.

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