Air pollution peaks overnight in Skopje

Jerusalem, 5 December, 2019 (TPS) -- By: MIA

PM10 concentrations exceeding 200 μg/m3 were recorded overnight with the highest concentration – at 301 μg/m3 – being recorded in downtown Skopje near the Skopje University campus at 2:00 a.m.

According to data of the Environment Ministry’s air quality monitoring stations, concentrations were still high, 153 μg/m3, at 9:00 a.m.

Air quality was also worsened overnight across the capital Skopje, namely in Karposh and Gazi Baba, where PM10 concentrations varied between 100 and 200 μg/m3.

Local authorities will issue recommendations for the population if the PM10 information threshold exceeds 100 μg/m3 over two consecutive days.