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(8 years ago)Images from Beijing, with people wearing masks on their faces to protect themselves from contaminated air, are familiar to many. But, recently, Kosovo also ranks among the world's most polluted countries, and doctors give the risk alert. According to them, as a result of contaminated air, citizens are in danger of being affected [...]
According to them, as a result of contaminated air, citizens are threatened with cancer or other diseases. For a week, in fact, Kosovo residents face an added air pollution, which, according to experts, is 300 times higher than the average allowed pollution, broadcasts tch.
This, based on American Embassy data, where it says, the values of particles “PM 2.5” are sometimes out of normal. There are some, towns in Kosovo covered by fog. Pollution comes from various factors, such as thermal power plants, coal burning, and vehicles.
Besides doctors, for air quality in Kosovo, it has issued an alarm even for the National Institute of Public Health in Kosovo. This institute says that, in the winter season, the city of Pristina is mired in smog.
The short-term effect of air pollution, according to data, leads to an increase in the number of bronquial asthma patients, chronic bronzes, lung diseases in old age, increased hospitalizations from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer, cutting life short, and increasing mortality rates”, says IKSHP response.
In addition to Kosovo, pollution is alarming in neighbouring Macedonia. A few days ago, the air pollution level registered over the capital Skopje was three times higher than allowed.
