Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Map Republic BELHYDROMET
19.11.2020

Information on exceedances of standards for ambient air quality (from 12 to 18 November 2020)

State institution «Republican center for hydrometeorology, control of radioactive contamination and environmental monitoring» informs about exceeding of the quality standards of pollutants in the atmospheric air of cities of Belarus for the period from 12 to 18 November 2020.
In the air of Zhlobin in the area of Prigorodnaya str. on November 13, the average daily concentration of solid particles of fraction size up to 2.5 and 10 microns (hereinafter – PM-2.5 and PM-10) exceeded the quality standard by 1.3 times (a Southeast wind was observed, the air temperature varied from +0.6°С to +2,4°С, relative humidity - from 81% to 94%); on November 14, the average daily concentration of PM-10 was 1.5 MAC, PM-2.5 - 1.3 MAC (observed Southeast wind, air temperature varied in the range from +1.1°С to +4.7°С, relative humidity - from 96% to 99%), on November 16 and 17, the average daily PM-2.5 concentrations exceeded the quality standard by 1.3 times (on November 16, an East, Southeast wind, haze were observed, the air temperature varied from -0.8°С to +2.3°С, relative humidity from 87% to 98%; on November 17, a Southeasterly wind was observed, air temperature ranged from -2.9°С to -1.8°С, relative humidity - from 80% to 96%); on November 18, the average daily concentration of PM-2.5 was 1.6 MAC (Southerly, Southeasterly winds, haze were observed, the air temperature varied from -1.7°С to +0.6°С, relative humidity from 86% to 98%).
In the air of Mogilev in the area of Movchansky st. on November 13 at 13:00 the concentration of methanol was 1.2 MAC (observed Southeast wind with a speed of 3 m/s, air temperature was +1.4°С, relative humidity 76%).
 

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