The environment Air quality is currently very poor and dangerous to the health of citizens

2020-03-12 2020-03-12T21:15:51Z
أريج الدجاني
أريج الدجاني
محرر أخبار جوية - قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Arab Weather - The Ministry of Environment has warned citizens not to leave the house due to the high concentration of dust and fine particles suspended in the air. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the details, a statement of the Ministry said today, Thursday, that the surrounding air quality monitoring stations belonging to the Ministry of Environment, which are deployed in various governorates of the Kingdom, have monitored a significant increase in the instantaneous concentrations of dust and suspended particulate matter measuring 10 microns or less. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As it reached until three o&#39;clock in the afternoon to about 2000 micrograms per cubic meter, and in the Qatraneh region it reached 3000 micrograms per cubic meter, knowing that the daily allowable rate in the Jordanian standard specifications is 120 micrograms per cubic meter, </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>This is a result of the beginning of the Kingdom&#39;s impact on the dust storm today, as indicators of air quality indicate that the air quality is very poor and dangerous to the health of citizens.</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> The Ministry has called on citizens to refrain from leaving their homes except for the extreme necessity and wearing masks when exiting, especially for sensitive groups such as people who suffer from respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis or children, pregnant women and the elderly. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Where fine particles are among the most important pollutants in the surrounding air, according to World Health Organization studies, particles can also affect the immune system and thus reduce the body&#39;s ability to resist and combat infection. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8... Jordan National Air Quality Control Network</a></strong> </h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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