AIR QUALITY IN TURKEY IMPROVED BY 16%

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The Turkish government's efforts to improve air quality have had a positive impact, with the country's air quality improving by an average of 16% over the past 5 years, according to data from Turkey's Ministry of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Improvement.

Currently, 365 stations for measuring the quality of atmospheric air, water and soil are operating in the country. This is 10 times more than in 2004, when air quality monitoring in the country was just beginning.

Currently, regular and comprehensive monitoring of air quality is carried out; all data are transmitted for evaluation to a common independent monitoring center. Thus, it was established that the indicators of solid particles improved by 4%, sulfur dioxide – by 46%, carbon monoxide – by 18%, nitrogen dioxide – by 3% and ozone – by 8%.

The most unfavorable areas in terms of air quality remain large cities with developed industry. To solve the problem, enterprises are actively implementing modern cleaning technologies, and regular inspections are carried out to assess the condition of the cleaning systems; thousands of trees are planted annually in the country's cities and other works are carried out.

Data from air quality measurement stations in Turkey can be viewed on the official government website or in the mobile application of the National Air Quality Monitoring Network.