Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Map Republic BELHYDROMET
20.10.2022

Information on exceedances of standards for ambient air quality (from 13th to 19th of October, 2022)

The state institution "Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Control of Radioactive Contamination and Environmental Monitoring" informs about the exceedances of the MPC standards for pollutants in the atmospheric air of the cities of the republic for the period from October 13 to October 19, 2022.

In the air of Brest in the area of the street Severnaya, 75 on October 17, 2022, the average daily concentration of solid particles, fractions up to 10 microns in size (hereinafter – PM10) was 1.21 MPC (south-westerly wind prevailed at a speed of 1 m/s, air temperature ranged from +11.2°C to +19.9°C, relative humidity – from 68% to 92%).

In the air of Minsk near Korzhenevsky Street on October 13, 2022 at 23:00 h. the concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.10 times; at 23:40 h. – by 1.17 times, also at 23:40 h. the concentration of nitrogen oxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.08 times (calm, haze, air temperature were observed it was +2.9°C, relative humidity – 96%). In the area of Korzhenevsky Street on October 13, 2022 the average daily concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.45 times (calm, westerly wind with a speed of 1-2 m/s, fog, haze, air temperature ranged from +1.3°C to +12.2°C, relative humidity – from 57% to 99%) were observed. In the area of Korzhenevsky Street on October 14, 2022 at 09:20 h. the concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.05 times (calm was observed, the air temperature was +1.8°C, relative humidity – 98%). In the area of Korzhenevsky Street on October 14, 2022 the average daily concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.16 times (calm prevailed, haze was observed, air temperature ranged from -0.4 ° C to +13.7°C, relative humidity – from 62% to 98%). In the area of Korzhenevsky Street on October 17, 2022, at 16:20 h. the concentration of nitrogen dioxide slightly exceeded the MPC standard (by 1.01 times), at 16:40 h. – by 1.08 times (a south wind with a speed of 3 m/s was observed, the air temperature was +17.3°C, relative humidity – 62%). In the area of Korzhenevsky Street on October 18, 2022 at 08:20 h. the concentration of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the MPC standard by 1.30 times, at 08:40 hours – by 1.35 times (a south wind with a speed of 3 m/s was observed, the air temperature was +13.5°C, relative humidity – 88%), at 09:00 hours – by 1.09 times, at 09:20 hours. and 09:40 h. – 1.22 times, at 10:00 h. – 1.29 times, 11:00 h. – 1.01 times (there was a south wind with a speed of 3 m / s, the air temperature was +13.3°C, relative humidity – 85%).

In the air of Zhlobin in the area of Prigorodnaya str., 12 on October 14, 2022, the average daily concentration of solid particles, fractions up to 2.5 microns in size was 1.39 MPC (there was an easterly wind with an average speed of 1 m/s, gusts up to 5 m/s, the air temperature ranged from +3.7°C to +14.7°C, relative humidity – from 56% to 96%), October 16, 2022 – 1.17 MPC (south wind was observed with an average speed of 2 m/s, gusts up to 9 m/s, air temperature ranged from +2.7°C to +14.9°C, relative humidity – from 40% to 87%), October 17, 2022 – 1.90 MPC (south wind prevailed with an average speed of 2 m/s, gusts up to 9 m/s, rain was observed, air temperature ranged from +6.4°C to +17.0°C, relative humidity – from 59% to 81%), October 18, 2022 – 1.47 MPC (there was a westerly wind with an average speed of 3 m/s, gusts up to 9 m/s, air temperature ranged from +9.5°C to +20.6°C, relative humidity – from 58% to 93%).

In the air of Polotsk in the area of residential building No. 9 on Yubileynaya Street on October 13, 2022 at 19:40 h. the concentration of nitrogen oxide was 1.89 MPC (there was a southwest wind with a speed of 1 m / s, the air temperature was +9.7°C, relative humidity - 97%); at 20:00 h. – 1.61 MPC (south wind was observed at a speed of 1 m/s, the air temperature was +6.8°C, relative humidity – 98%); at 20:20 h. – 1.10 MPC (calm was observed, the air temperature was +4.1°C, relative humidity – 99%); at 21:00 h . – 1.50 MPC (observed calm, haze, air temperature was +3.8°C, relative humidity – 99%); at 21:40 h. – 1.12 MPC (observed south-southwest wind with a speed of 1 m/s, haze, air temperature was +3.0 °C, relative humidity – 99%). October 13, 2022 in the area of the building "House of life" on the street. Oktyabrskaya, 54 at 19:00 h. the concentration of solid particles (undifferentiated dust/aerosol) exceeded the MPC standard by 1.37 times (a south wind with a speed of 1 m/s was observed, the air temperature was +6.8°C, relative humidity – 97%). In the area of residential building No. 9 on Yubileynaya Street on October 14, 2022 at 10:20 a.m., the concentration of nitrogen oxide was 1.23 MPC (calm was observed, the air temperature was +5.5°C, relative humidity – 96%).

In the air of Novopolotsk in the 8th microdistrict on October 13, 2022 at 19:00 h. the concentration of solid particles (undifferentiated dust/aerosol) exceeded the MPC standard by 1.21 times (there was a southwest wind with a speed of 1 m/s, the air temperature was +9.7°C, relative humidity – 97%).

In the air of Mogilev in the lane Krupskaya, in the area of house No. 5 on October 13, 2022, the average daily concentration of PM10 was 1.44 MPC (calm, west, north wind with a speed of 1 m/s, fog, haze were observed, air temperature ranged from +0.1°C to +12.2°C, relative humidity – from 53% to 100%), October 16, 2022 – 1.30 MPC (there was a south wind with a speed of 2-4 m/s, the air temperature ranged from +5.8°C to +14.1°C, relative humidity – from 42% to 70%).
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