“The inflow of a plume of high concentrations of sulfur dioxide over Poland on March 26 August 2024, illustrated on forecast maps provided by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), indicates the occurrence of increased concentrations of this pollutant in the atmosphere at an altitude of approx. 1,500 m,” Maciej Karczyński, spokesman for the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection, told Gazeta.pl.
A cloud of sulfur dioxide has reached Poland. GIOŚ: The concentration of pollutants does not pose a threat to health
Increased concentrations are recorded in north-western Poland. At the same time, forecasts do not indicate the occurrence of high, health-threatening concentrations of sulfur dioxide at the ground level. “The forecasted concentrations of this pollutant in Poland at the ground level are in the range of 0-2 µg/m3, and locally they may be higher in the range of 2-5 µg/m3 (values falling within the “Very good” category of the Polish air quality index for SO2)” – explained the spokesman for the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection.
Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection on air quality in north-western Poland
The data from the forecasts confirm the results of measurements of sulfur dioxide concentrations at the GIOŚ monitoring stations, which examine the air quality in the breathing zone, i.e. at a height of approx. 1.5-4 m above ground level. The spokesman of the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection also reported that according to data from time. 10:00 measurement results in north-western Poland indicate low concentrations of sulfur dioxide, falling into the “Very good” category.
Great cloud sulfur dioxide comes from the last volcanic eruption in Iceland. How we wrote on Gazeta.plthe cloud first moved over Great Britain. Then it reached other European countries, including Poland. Site maps windy.com indicate that on Monday, August 26, the toxic cloud extends from Portugal, through northern Spain, much of France and Germany, and northwestern Poland, to the Baltic countries, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.