Cities with the most polluted air in Kazakhstan named

Tengrinews.kz - The cities in Kazakhstan with the most polluted air this past April have been identified. According to data provided by Kazhydromet.
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In April 2024, out of 68 monitored locations:

36 were classified as having low air pollution levels;17 were classified as elevated;13 were classified as high;2 were classified as having very high pollution levels..

Very high pollution levels were recorded in two locations: Karaganda and Petropavl.
The 13 locations with high pollution levels include:

Aktobe,
Almaty,
Atyrau,
Ust-Kamenogorsk,Ridder,
Temirtau,
Abay,
Satpayev,
Pavlodar,
Turkestan,
Talgar,
Astana,and the village of Shubarshi.

Elevated pollution levels were noted in 17 locations:

Shymkent,
Aktau,
Kostanay,
Semey,
Zhezkazgan,
Taldykorgan,
Balkhash,
Rudny,
Arkalyk,
Zhitikara,
Aralsk,
Shu,
Ayagoz,
Zhanbay village,as well as the settlements of Ganyushkino, Kenkiyak, and Kyzylsay.

Low pollution levels were recorded in 36 locations:

Kokshetau,
Uralsk,
Taraz,
Kyzylorda,
Ekibastuz,
Atbasar,
Zhanaozen,
Aksu,
Aksay,
Zhanatas,
Karatau,
Kentau,
Lisakovsk,
Saran,
Zharkent,
Stepnogorsk,
Shemonaikha,
Shchuchinsk,
Kandyagash,
Khromtau,
Kulsary,
Altay,the settlements of Ayteke Bi, Aksu, Auezovo, Bestobe, Burabay, Glubokoye, Inderborskiy, Beyneu, Sastobe, Toretam,as well as the villages of Akay, Burlin, Makat, and Shieli.

As a reminder, in March, those ranked with very high air pollution levels in Kazakhstan included Karaganda, Zhezkazgan, Satpayev, and Abay..
In February, three cities were classified as having very high pollution levels: Karaganda, Satpayev, and Abay.
Consequently, Karaganda has consistently remained on the list of cities with the most polluted air for several consecutive months.