The National Environment Agency has issued a statement regarding the increased levels of solid dust particles in the air.
“The rise in the concentration of solid dust particles in the atmospheric air has been caused by the spread of desert dust masses across the country. The situation will improve once the appropriate meteorological processes develop,” said Marina Arabidze, head of the Environmental Pollution Monitoring Department of the National Environment Agency. Her comment was released by the Agency.
“For the past several days, elevated concentrations of solid particles (PM10 and PM2.5) have continued to be observed in Georgia’s atmospheric air, which is due to the spread of dust masses from the south and southeast.
As you know, there has been no precipitation recently-neither rain nor snow and there has been no wind, which has contributed to the persistence of the pollution.
The spread of desert dust masses across Georgia is recorded periodically throughout the year.
Improvement of the situation depends on the development of relevant meteorological processes (rain, snow, wind),” said Marina Arabidze.
According to the National Environment Agency, the institution continuously monitors air quality through 18 automated stations.