Georgian Environmental Agency releases report on air pollution in cities
Air quality is a continual subject of concern for the residents of Georgia, especially in cities. Photo: NEA.
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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 concentration of nitrogen dioxide observed on Tsereteli Avenue in Tbilisi was found to be 1.4 times higher than the annual average. On Abuseridze Street in Batumi, the NO2 concentration was 1.6 times higher than the annual average", NEA reports.
Air quality is a continual subject of concern for the residents of Georgia, especially in cities.
The solid particle (PM10) concentration was observed to be 1.3 times higher than the annual average on Tsereteli Avenue, Tbilisi, 1.1 times the annual average on Kazbegi Avenue, Tbilisi, and 1.1 times the annual average in Batumi", reports show.
Group of volunteers measured the volume of lead particles in the air in four locations of Tbilisi last week. The samples were sent to the laboratory. The results showed that the concentration of lead in Tbilisi is less than maximum allowable level and is not hazardous to human health.
The latest report of WHO - Health Statistics 2018 says that Georgia ranks 70th among 194 countries by the indicator of mortality due to air pollution. Previously the country had ranked 4th by the same indicator due to outdated data used by the researchers, the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture says.
Air quality monitoring is a priority for the NEA, and it is carried out continuously. An online air quality information portal is currently being developed where the public will be able to get daily real-time information about air quality.
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.
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.
A recent study by the National Environmental Agency (NEA) shows that most air pollutants are within the normal range in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi.
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.
The latest and most reliable information on air conditions across Georgia is now available online.
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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 Georgian Health Ministry will create a programme to help children with high lead levels in their blood and will also provide a long-term plan to combat the problem, head of the National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said.
A new, fifth air quality monitoring station has been installed on Agmashenebeli Avenue, on Ilia Square, in Tbilisi that will provide information on atmospheric air quality 24 hours a day.
Fuel emission standards will be established and the import of vehicles will gradually meet European norms, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Nino Tandilashvili stated during her meeting with Toyota Motor Europe head office employees on June 7.
About 14,000 tonnes of dust is emitted in Rustavi annually, which should be reduced to 2,000 tonnes, said Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili earlier today, noting that the government approved an air quality management plan for Rustavi today.
Children in public kindergartens in Georgia are exposed to elevated levels of harmful particles in indoor air, a newly published study has shown.
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.