Air pollution in Georgia not higher than in Eastern European countries
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Georgia’s National Agency of Environment has reported based on the latest data of the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the air pollution in the country equals the average air pollution levels of Eastern European countries.
WHO says that the air pollution level in most regions of the countries in within the norm and the level is higher in capital Tbilisi,” the agency stated.
A range of European Union countries have higher air pollution than Georgia (Poland ,Italy, Bulgaria), as well as most countries of Asia and Africa. Air pollution in many EU cities is higher than in Tbilisi,” the agency added.
The agency stated that until 2015 only one air pollution measuring station functioned in the country.
Now there are seven static and one mobile air quality measuring stations,” the agency reported.
The National Agency of Environment claimed that the country is taking steps to provide better systems to monitor air pollution in Georgia.
Today head of Tbilisi City Council Giorgi Alibegashvili watched as dozens of new devices measuring air pollution levels were installed in Freedom Square in central Tbilisi.
Georgia is improving air quality monitoring to ensure that air quality throughout the country meets European standards.
To protect and maintain fresh air in the country, Georgia’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection has installed a special automatic monitoring system to measure pollution levels in the country.
Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi is ‘going green’ and will soon become an ecologically clean city with healthy and attractive environments, pledged Tbilisi City Hall.
The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has welcomed the World Health Organisation’s new report in which Georgia’s results in terms of healthcare and air pollution level have shown an improvement. The improved indicators are the result of joint efforts by Georgia and WHO during last two years, the NCDC said.
A recent study by the National Environmental Agency (NEA) shows that most air pollutants are within the normal range in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi.
Twenty families and several non-governmental organisations have teamed up and created a volunteer group to determine the volume of lead particles in Tbilisi air, announces Georgia Alliance for Safe Roads.
Tests conducted by the National Environmental Agency (NEA) on 21 January show the concentration of four pollutants in the atmosphere in Tbilisi, Batumi, and Kutaisi to be within normal levels, except for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and solid particle (PM10) concentrations.
The lead level in children’s blood and water quality were the main topics of the Intersectoral Coordination Council session headed by Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze on March 26.
A group of NGOs and specialists which teamed up in January 2019 have released the results of a study which aimed to determine the source of lead particles in Tbilisi.
The government of Italy has allocated €2 million to help Georgia purchase new stations to monitor atmospheric air quality and to study the risks of natural threats in the capital city of Tbilisi, announces the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
Georgia is working on a new bill to ensure access to public information about atmospheric air quality. The bill ‘On the protection of atmospheric air”, that will be presented at today’s meeting of the parliament
Air pollution has decreased in Georgia, reports Head of the Air Department of the National Environment Agency Noe Megrelishvili. Since March 15, air pollutants have not exceeded acceptable levels.
Air pollution has decreased in the capital city of Tbilisi as well as in the whole country, announces the National Environment Agency of Georgia. The agency reported that the content of nitrogen dioxide in the air quality was particularly reduced on the streets where traffic was intense, including the avenues of Tsereteli and Kazbegi.
Dust masses from a Central Asian region are responsible for a rise in the concentration of solid particles in air in some parts of Georgia, the National Environmental Agency said on Wednesday.