Bucharest Ranks Among World’s Polluted Cities

The streets of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi were shrouded in a thick smog on Monday that dramatically reduced visibility due to air pollution caused by high levels of particulate matter from vehicle emissions and fine dust associated with the construction industry.

The level of dangerous tiny particles – known as PM2.5 – in Hanoi’s air was 186 micrograms per cubic meter at the end of Monday, the highest level on a list of the world’s most polluted cities, according to data provided by AirVisual, which provides independent information on global air pollution through an application for mobile phones.

Nearly 100 flights to and from Hanoi International Airport were delayed or diverted to other cities on February 2 due to dense fog and worsening air pollution.

According to the live ranking published on Monday by the AirVisual application, the top 10 of the most polluted cities in the world were made up of the following cities: Hanoi (Vietnam), Tehran (Iran), Chengdu (China), Krakow (Poland), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Accra (Ghana), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Hangzhou (China), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Chongqing (China).

Bucharest ranks 35th in this ranking, with an index of 75, which corresponds to moderate air pollution. The Romanian capital is ahead in this list of several European cities with a higher pollution index, such as Berlin (Germany, 11th place), Wroclaw (Poland, 20th place), Istanbul (Turkey, 24th place), Prague (Czech Republic, 27), Brussels (Belgium, 31st place) and Warsaw (Poland, 32nd place), but it is in front of other cities on the European continent that are less polluted, such as Budapest (Hungary, 42nd place), Kyiv (Ukraine, the 48) and Sofia (Bulgaria, 50th place).

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