Air quality continued to deteriorate across the country, with the National Public Health Center already on Monday rated the air in six settlements dangerous due to high concentrations of particulate matter.
Health assessment of air pollution is based on an index. There are four levels: green (acceptable), lemon yellow (objectionable), orange (unhealthy), red (dangerous).
On Sunday, only Sajószentpéter, and on Monday Miskolc, Kazincbarcika, Putnok and Tököl were marked in red on the National Public Health Center map, indicating dangerous air quality.
The air in Budapest, Vác, Százhalombatta, Tatabánya, Székesfehérvár, Várpalota, Dunaújváros, Szolnok, Debrecen, Nyíregyháza and Hernádszurdok was declared unhealthy.
In addition, six other settlements with measuring stations appear on the map of the National Public Health Center in lemon yellow, which indicates the impeccable air quality.
In its air pollution forecast, the National Meteorological Service wrote that the northeast wind, which will pick up from Monday, will improve air quality in most parts of the country, but air quality in the northern part of Transdanubia will deteriorate somewhat. Air quality is expected to improve further on Tuesday due to strong southeast winds. From Wednesday, however, the weather will once again be affected by anticyclonic effects, which will cause air quality to deteriorate again, they added.
The National Public Health Center has previously warned that poor air quality could worsen symptoms in people with respiratory disease. Where air quality is dangerous, children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular disease are advised to avoid being outdoors.
MTI
