Dust storm observed again in Termez

According to Uzhydromet, a dust storm in Termez began on July 3 at 04:00.

According to the data of the automatic air pollution monitoring station, by that time the content of fine PM10 particles in the atmospheric air was 719 µg/m3, which exceeded the maximum allowable concentration by 1.5 times. The wind speed was 11 m/s.

At 05:00, the content of fine particles PM10 in the atmospheric air amounted to 1,600 µg/m3, which exceeded the maximum allowable concentration by 3.2 times; by 09:00, this figure reached 7,363 µg/m3, which exceeded the norm by 14 .7 times.

With a decrease in wind speed, dust haze is observed in the air.

At 10:00, the content of fine PM10 particles in the atmospheric air decreased to 6,065 µg/m3.