Particulates

According to data from the Greek meteorological office for several days the atmosphere over Bulgaria is saturated with dust from the deserts of North Africa, Nova TV reported. The cloud of fine sand covered Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and other Balkan countries.

Some 10% of Sofia citizens do not use their cars in days with high levels of fine particulate matter, Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova said during the official opening of the second edition of the European Air Quality Conference - SOFAIR, Focus News Agency reports.

60% of the dirty air is due to cars and the remaining 40 are due to household pollutants.

Bulgaria is at the forefront of the European Union on the death rate due to polluted air. One of the main pollutants remains cars, according to the World Health Organization, quoted by bTV.

60% of the dirty air is due to cars and the remaining 40 are due to household pollutants.

Air pollution has caused the death of 8.8 million people in 2015 - almost double the previous estimate of 4.5 million, according to researchers from Germany and Cyprus.

According to the World Health Organization, smoking causes the deaths of 7 million people worldwide every year.
Scientists call for an urgent cessation of the burning of fossil fuels.

In Plovdiv the pollution values are 2 times above the allowable, reported Nova TV. 

Dirty air again in Bulgaria. Lack of wind has led to the retention of pollutants in low atmospheric layers. Almost in all major cities stations report an increase in the concentration of fine particulate matter.

Air quality in Sofia improved last year compared to 2017. Exceedances of fine particulate matter standards were 17% lower in 2018 compared to the previous year.

Air pollution has been registered in 7 cities in Bulgaria, according to the European Commission's Air Quality Index.

Data from this morning show that in several cities the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) and (PM2.5) is above the standards.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) announced the procedure through direct award of grants "Measures for improving the quality of the air" totaling BGN 111,442,101.58.

A protest is being organized on social networks because of the dirty air in the capital. Its beginning is announced for 12:30 today, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

Even today, the measures of Sofia Municipality against the dirty air remain in force, except the green ticket. According to the municipality's website, the level of fine particulate matter is within the norm, reports Darik. 
 
Inspections of vehicles that visibly pollute the air and unregulated waste incineration continue.