Continued air quality improvement in Abu Dhabi, with 62 percent reduction in nitrogen dioxide during the past 8 weeks
as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) had decreased further with a 62 percent reduction after a period of eight weeks, in comparison to a 50 percent decrease after six weeks. There was also positive figures in the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide (CO) in the air. Examples of neighbourhoods that were observed within the vicinity of Abu Dhabi included: Hamdan Street which revealed a 57 percent reduction of NO2, Al Maqta with 78 percent and Khalifa City A with a total of 70 percent.
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced there has been a continued improvement of air quality in Abu Dhabi due to government efforts to control human and traffic movement in the capital, as part of the precautionary measures undertaken to combat Covid-19.
Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, EAD’s Secretary General said: “Spanning a period of eight weeks, we have been mon-
The agency observed that air pollutants such
Comparison of nitrogen dioxide weekly average concentrations in selected locations in µg/m3 (in green: Feb 16 to March 7; in blue: Mar 22 to 18 Apr) 80
72 70
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54 47
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20
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14
10
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57%
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Hamdan Street reduction of NO2
78%
20
Al Maqta reduction of NO2
Khalifa City A
70% reduction of NO2
