Air pollutant levels from 25 Georgian cities to be analyzed in UK

The online platform - air.gov.ge was created in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, where visitors can choose a city or town, a pollutant and time period, and receive information about air quality in Tbilisi and other regions of the country. Photo: The National Environmental Agency.

Agenda.ge, 16 Jun 2020 - 16:05, Tbilisi,Georgia

Air pollutant levels from 25 cities of Georgia will be analyzed in the UK, reports the National Environmental Agency (NEA).

The agency has launched the 19th phase of atmospheric air measurements, which will determine the level of ozone, nitrogen dioxide and benzene in the air.

Once the information is recorded, the filters will be collected, placed in special containers and sent to the UK. The levels of mentioned air pollutants will be thoroughly analyzed in laboratories there”, reports NEA.

In July 2018, the government of Georgia approved the atmospheric air standard and adopted European level standard on pollutants' marginal norms in the air.

The online platform air.gov.ge was created in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, where visitors can choose a city or town, a pollutant and time period, and receive information about air quality in Tbilisi and other regions of the country.