09 December 2016
09.12.2016 - Based on measurements carried out by the Hydrometeorological Institute of Kosovo, and from the analysis of the results obtained from the automatic air quality monitoring by the measuring stations in Prishtina, exceedances of the daily limit values for PM10 have been recorded during the past two days as well. The maximum daily value recorded for the date 08.12.2016 was 46.8 µg/m3.
High concentrations have also been recorded for the pollutant PM 2.5, for which at the Prishtina stations on the same day and at the same time, the maximum value of 41.4 µg/m3 was recorded, corresponding to the Air Quality Index (AQI) value of 116, or the orange zone, which is sensitive for people highly susceptible to this pollution.
According to real-time air quality data in various centers of the region, exceedances of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the PM 2.5 parameter during this time period have been recorded in almost all centers of the Balkan region, such as in Skopje with 162, Niš with 174, Belgrade with 180, and Sarajevo with 136.