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Romania’s Capital City Bucharest –Most Polluted EU City

Romania’s capital city of Bucharest ranks first in the latest top of polluted cities in European Union states, leaving Sofia, Athens or Rome behind, Adrian Catrina, executive manager of Bucharest’s Environment Protection Agency (APM), said Thursday.
Romania’s Capital City Bucharest –Most Polluted EU City
24 apr. 2008, 16:54, English
The ranking was drawn up based on the data compiled in 2005.
 
Bucharest is the first Romanian city to benefit from an air quality-monitoring network formed of eight fixed monitoring stations, of which three register potential pollution from industrial environment, two register pollution from road traffic, while the remaining three are research stations.
 
The data compiled from the eight stations can be seen on three signboards mounted in Bucharest’s crowded areas, as well as on three displays mounted at Bucharest mayoralty, the Ministry of Environment and APM.
 
The stations measure the level of noxious emissions, but they can also provide data on the quantity of dust or lead in the air.
 
Based on these data, road traffic is the main source of pollution in Bucharest, followed by thermal power plants, industry, construction sites and household heating devices.
 
Catrina said the maximum level of pollution admitted in Bucharest is often seen exceeded.
 
APM started a program in this respect, in partnership with the local authorities in Bucharest, aimed at reducing pollution, improving traffic conditions and fighting against pollution sources.