HN to install 18 air quality monitoring sensor devices

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The Department of Natural Resources and Environment was assigned to receive the devices. 

The Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee and relevant agencies were asked to correct data of the 18 sensor devices in line with permanent monitoring stations and publish data on air quality at website http://moitruongthudo.vn, smart phone application, electric information boards in public areas at Hoan Kiem district. 

The Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, GIZ, and relevant agencies are responsible for cooperating to install the devices.

Earlier, doctors warned children and people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases against going outside in Ha Noi, where the air quality index (AQI) recorded at many points in the city's inner areas was constantly between 100 and 200 last week.

According to AirVisual, AQI measured at more than 20 locations were above 100 from September 14-16.

The PM2.5 fine dust readings in Ha Noi has reached 111.3µg/m³ on September 17, 4.5 times higher than the national standard (25µg/m³) and is 11.1 times the annual average quantity set by WHO. It is estimated that every increment of 10µg/m³ in PM2.5 would increase the rate of hypertensive emergency patients by 8%.

Ha Noi installed 11 air quality monitoring stations in 2018 and strives to install 95 more up to 2020. Additionally, the city is in the process of planting 1 million trees and strives to plant another 600,000 up to 2020./.

By Kim Anh