Heavy pollution all over Cyprus

[cyprusmax47]

Air Quality is quite poor at the moment as Paphos has PM 190 while Limassol is even worse with PM 271 at 7 AM
http://www.airquality.dli.mlsi.gov.cy

Max

[aphrodite]

Thanks for the warning Max, all windows closed and staying home today.

[cyprusmax47]

Good idea, Paphos is worse now at 8 AM with PM 325

Max

[JimX]

If you need to see whatever this is to look at the Webcams...

[memory man]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is PM??

[JimX]

It is I think an Air Quality Index, I think Devil thinks we should know.

https://www.epa.gov/air-trends/particul ... m10-trends

[jeba]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is PM??

Particular matter, I think.

[cyprusmax47]

The link I gave in my first post http://www.airquality.dli.mlsi.gov.cy gives you all the information you want or need, just by clicking on the parameters
(By the way, it is now PM 377 which means very unhealthy...)
Max

[cyprusmax47]

Well, that article came up just recently from CMail....

"Dust levels are very high in most areas, the labour inspection department announced on Thursday.

The hourly concentration of small respirable particulate matter, with a diameter smaller than 10μg (PM 10), was extremly high in Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol in the morning, with readings of 254μg/m3 in Nicosia, 325μg/m3 in Paphos and 255μg/m3 in Limassol, while they were more moderate, just over 100μg/m3, in Famagusta and Larnaca. Acceptable levels of atmospheric dust are below 50μg/m3.

Employers are required to take appropriate measures to protect employees working outside and vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with health problems should stay inside whenever possible."

Max

[William Morris]

What is the POLLUTION in the particles.

[cyprusmax47]

The only good thing that morning with the dust was that I could play with my camera in extreme weather conditions...

p.e. this image from the sun could be also the moon...but it was 7.40 AM


or that pic showing all the muck in the air


Max