Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Map Republic BELHYDROMET
19.05.2022

Information on exceedances of standards for ambient air quality (from the 12th to 18th of May, 2022)

The State Institution "Republican Center for hydrometeorology, control of radioactive contamination and environmental monitoring" informs about the excess of MPC standards for pollutants in the atmospheric air of the cities of the republic for the period from May 5 to May 11, 2022.
In the air of Brest in the area of st.Severnaya,b.75 on May 12, 2022, an excess of the MAC for surface ozone established for an 8-hour period was recorded: from 08:00 to 16:00, the concentration of surface ozone was 1.03 MPC (south-western wind at a speed of 4 - 7 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from +19.8°С to +25.6°С, relative humidity - from 40% to 56%). On May 12, 2022, the average daily concentration of ground-level ozone exceeded the MPC standard by 1.2 times (southwest, northwest wind was observed at a speed of 2–7 m/s, gusts up to 18 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from + 15.7°С to +26.6°С, relative humidity - from 40% to 70%).
In the air of Polotsk, near residential building No. 9 on the street. Yubilejnaya on May 12, 2022, the average daily concentration of surface ozone exceeded the MPC standard by 1.1 times (there was a southwestern, western wind at a speed of 2–5 m/s, precipitation in the form of rain, air temperature varied in the range from +12.9°С to +17.2°С, relative humidity - from 64% to 93%); May 13, 2022 - 1.3 times (southwest, west wind was observed at a speed of 3-7 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from +8.8°С to +15.2°С, relative humidity – from 49% to 83%); May 14, 2022 - 1.1 times (there was a western, southwestern wind at a speed of 2-4 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from +7.8°С to +14.4°С, relative humidity – from 54% to 91%); May 15 and 16, 2022 - by 1.2 times (on May 15, a western, northwestern wind was observed at a speed of 1 - 3 m/s, the air temperature varied in the range from +9.4°С to +15.7°C, relative humidity - from 45% to 95%; on May 16, a western, northwestern wind was observed at a speed of 2-5 m/s, the air temperature varied in the range from +6.2°С to +14.1°С, relative humidity - from 31% to 80%). On May 16, 2022, in the specified area, an excess of the MPC standard for surface ozone, established for an 8-hour period, was also recorded: from 16:00 to 24:00, the concentration of surface ozone was 1.01 MAC (a west wind was observed at a speed 1-3 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from +2.2°С to +12.8°С, relative humidity - from 31% to 39%).
In the air of Gomel in the area of st. Barykina, 319 On May 12, 2022, the average daily concentration of particulate matter, fractions up to 10 microns in size, was 4.1 MPC (southwest wind prevailed at an average speed of 3 m/s, gusts up to 22 m/s, a thunderstorm was observed, air temperature varied in the range from +14.3°С to +27.7°С, relative humidity - from 32% to 93%).
In the air Zhlobin in the area of st.Prigorodnaya,12 on May 12, 2022, the average daily concentration of particulate matter, fractions up to 2.5 microns in size, was 4.8 MPC (westerly wind prevailed at an average speed of 6 m/s, gusts up to 18 m/s, precipitation in the form of rain was observed, air temperature varied in the range from +14.2°С to +28.7°С, relative humidity - from 32% to 92%); May 16, 2022 - 1.3 MPC (northwest wind prevailed at an average speed of 5 m/s, gusts up to 12 m/s, air temperature ranged from +7.2°С to +15.7°С , relative humidity - from 33% to 79%); May 17, 2022 - 1.7 MPC (northwest wind prevailed at an average speed of 2 m/s, gusts up to 15 m/s, air temperature ranged from +4.6°С to +15.0°С , relative humidity - from 34% to 82%). On May 12, 2022 at 13:00 in the 3rd district (Zhlobin department "Protection"), an excess of the maximum one-time MPC for particulate matter (dust/aerosol undifferentiated in composition) by 1.3 times was recorded, in the district st. Prigorodnaya, d.12 - 1.1 times (the south wind was observed at a speed of 4 m/s, the air temperature was + 25.8°C, relative humidity - 36%).
In the air of the village of Penki (Mozyr district) on May 12, 2022, from 16:00 to 17:00, the concentration of ground-level ozone was 2.1 MPC; from 00:00 to 16:00, the ground-level ozone concentration was 1.1 MPC. The average daily concentration of ground-level ozone on May 12, 2022 exceeded the MPC standard by 1.2 times.
On May 12, 2022, the average daily concentration of surface ozone in the air of Mogilev in the area of 19 Shmidt Ave., gusts up to 16 m/s, precipitation in the form of rain, air temperature ranged from +14.2°С to +26.1°С, relative humidity - from 39% to 71%); May 13, 2022 - 1.02 times (there was a western, southwestern, northwestern wind at a speed of 3-6 m/s, gusts up to 14 m/s, air temperature varied in the range from +8.2°C to +16.2°C; relative humidity - from 41% to 75%). According to the results of discrete observations, on May 11, 2022 at 01:00 a.m., in the area of house No. 10 on Pervomaiskaya Street, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide was 1.1 MPC (calm was observed, the air temperature was + 7.6°C, relative humidity - 57%); May 14, 2022 at 19:00 - 1.1 MPC (there was a northwest wind at a speed of 3 m/s, precipitation in the form of rain, air temperature was +12.5°С, relative humidity - 67%).
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