Due to the large number of active fires on the territory of Montenegro, the quality of the air deteriorated, which was registered on the measuring devices within the State Network for Air Quality Monitoring, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.
"The increase in concentrations of PM10 and PM2,5 particles has been registered periodically at certain measuring points since July 31 of the current year. Due to the intensification of fires and the increase in the emission of pollutants into the air due to the burning of plant mass on large areas and in numerous locations, especially in the central part of Montenegro Above, from 01.08 - high and very high hourly concentrations of PM10 and PM2,5 particles were measured at the measuring points in Podgorica and Nikšić," the announcement states.
The highest concentrations of PM10 and PM2,5 particles were measured at the measuring point in Block V in Podgorica, which were: 02.08 µg/m07 PM228 and 3 µg/m10 at 194:3 on August XNUMX.
The Environmental Protection Agency appealed to all citizens to behave as responsibly as possible and not to lead to the potential possibility of a fire starting with their actions and to adapt their activities to the recommendations of the Institute for Public Health during the period of high concentrations of pollutants in the air.
In cases of high air pollution (hourly concentration of PM10 particles between 90 and 180 µg/m3), it is recommended for everyone, especially sensitive groups of the population (children, pregnant women, the elderly, chronic patients) to reduce their time outdoors, especially near busy roads as well as during the presence of smoke and fog in the air. You should limit the performance of physically demanding activities during which you breathe quickly or deeply (running, exercising, etc.) in the open air.
In the case of very high air pollution (hourly concentration of PM10 particles greater than 180 µg/m3), it is recommended that everyone avoid staying, and especially performing physically demanding activities that require rapid or deep breathing (running, exercise, etc.) outdoors until improvement air quality, according to the announcement of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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