This morning, on January 17, Tashkent ranked 8th on IQAir portal among the major cities in the world in terms of air pollution.
According to the IQAir portal, at about 7:20 am, the concentration of fine dispersed particles PM-2.5 in the air of Tashkent was 159 μg/m3 and was classified as “hazardous”.
The Indian city of Delhi topped the ranking on PM-2.5 is 252 μg/m3, followed by Kolkata, India with 203 µg/m3. The Pakistani city of Lahore closes the top three with 196 µg/m3.
Karachi, Pakistan ranked fourth (194 µg/m3), and the Indian city of Mumbai ranked fifth (178 µg/m3).
Also in the top ten of the ranking were Beijing (China), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Tashkent, Hanoi (Vietnam) and Yangon (Myanmar).
According to the World Health Organization, among indicators of air pollution, particulate matter PM-2.5 poses the greatest health risk.
