Tashkent again among heavily polluted cities
The air of the city of Tashkent has been severely polluted again. On October 12, the air of Uzbekistan’s capital was among the most polluted cities. Erkin Abdulahadov, the author of hydrometeorological research, wrote about this on his channel.
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“The increase of PM-2.5 dispersed particles in the air from the standard values ensured that the air quality level was “unsatisfactory”. With this indicator, the capital Tashkent was ranked 8th among the world’s major cities in terms of air pollution at 18:00,” the post reads.
As of October 12, 18:00, Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, was the most polluted city. Also, severe air pollution was recorded in Chengdu, Beijing, Wuhan, Pakistan, Dubai, UAE, Delhi, India.
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