Aerosols

The highest concentrations of African dust were recorded in southern Greece on Thursday, according to the National Observatory of Athens. 

The concentrations of PM10 particles exceeded 180 μg/m³ at noon and then gradually started decreasing. 

Air pollution on the islands is at low levels compared to mainland Greece.

Brussels – The European Environment Agency (EEA) has launched the city air quality viewer, which has taken data from two Slovenian cities, Ljubljana and Maribor. The latest data show that the Slovenian capital is plagued by poor air quality, whereas the situation is a bit better in Slovenia’s second largest city.

If there are high levels of particulate matter, outdoor sports can impair the cardiovascular system. This is now shown by a study from South Korea.

A recent study shows that physical exercise promotes health with moderate levels of particulate matter, while sport has the opposite effect and harms the cardiovascular system with higher air pollution levels.

After almost two months of unprecedented lows in terms of atmospheric pollutants in all major Greek cities, the return of traffic to the streets last week also led to a spike in pollution levels.

Air quality dramatically improved in the Turkish metropolitan city of Istanbul as people shelter in their homes to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to the city's municipality.
The air pollution im Istanbul fell around 30 percent after stay-at-home calls.

Elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air in Sofia. According to the map, published and provided by Аirsofia.info, the air is polluted in almost the entire city, except for a few areas near Vitosha.
Due to the increased levels of fine particulate matter, parking spaces near metro stations will be free of charge throughout the day.

After a series of days with noticeably cleaner air during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, on the third day of the new year the air quality measurement stations in Sofia again report an increased concentration of fine dust particles, BNR reported.

Dangerously high pollution was registered this morning in Vidin, Ruse and Plovdiv, according to a NOVA report on the European Commission's Air Quality Index portal.

In Vidin, measuring instruments of the Environmental Executive Agency reported a fine particulate matter concentration of 125 micrograms per cubic meter, which is more than 2 times the norm.

The data is from the Air Purity Index, quoted by NOVA TV. 

Dust above the norm in three Bulgarian cities was registered this morning. The concentration of fine dust particles was slightly above the daily average in Vidin, Plovdiv and Rousse.