The new AAPCS in the microdistrict "Salavat Kupere" has already made more than 5,900 measurements
Since the beginning of its operation, the new automatic air pollution control station (hereinafter – AAPCS) has carried out more than 5,900 measurements of pollutants. The equipment installed at AAPCS provides continuous measurements of concentrations of pollutants in the atmospheric air every 20 seconds with an average of 20 minutes for comparison with the maximum permissible maximum single concentrations of substances in the air. Since March 1, the station, installed at the request of residents of the residential complex "Salavat Kupere", has been monitoring the content of major pollutants in the air, such as carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, the sum of nitrogen oxides, hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide.
According to the results of the new AAPCS, located on the territory of the MBOU "Lyceum No. 188" at the address Ilgama Shakirov Avenue, b. 3g. from March 10 to 17, 2000 measurements were carried out, no excess of the permissible concentration of pollutants in the atmospheric air was recorded during this period.
Let us recall that in 2022 and at the beginning of this year, there was a surge in citizens' appeals on the quality of atmospheric air in the Kirovsky and Moscovsky districts of Kazan, as well as in the area of the residential complex "Salavat Kupere".
The location of the AAPCS was chosen on the basis of summary calculations of atmospheric air pollution in Kazan, the database of which contains sources of emissions from enterprises, and taking into account incoming appeals from residents of Salavat Kupere. Automatic measurements and the selected location will allow for monitoring the quality of atmospheric air online in the zone of influence of nearby enterprises and facilities, including such as PJSC Kazanorgsintez, the MSW landfill of the Housing and communal services and others.