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Dust is in the air, vulnerable groups urged to avoid open spaces

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Authorities issued a dust warning on Tuesday and urged vulnerable groups in Cyprus to avoid open spaces.

The highest dust levels were recorded in coastal Limassol and Nicosia, the capital,  with 124  μg/m3  and 91  μg/m3, receptively.

The permitted safe concentration is 50 μg/m³ based on the relevant legislation.

Specifically, these were the dust levels as measured around 8am on Tuesday:

Nicosia:                                 91  μg/m3

Limassol:                             124  μg/m3

Larnaca:                                 58  μg/m3

Paphos:                                  82  μg/m3

Paralimni:                               61  μg/m3

Zygi:                                      59  μg/m3

Ayia Marina Xyliatou:               57  μg/m3

More information on this is available online at www.airquality.gov.cy

 

 

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