The Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests has launched a public consultation on the draft Order that modifies the national system for evaluating and presenting air quality indices.
The new regulation aims to move from 24-hour averages to displaying hourly averages for pollutants, in accordance with the revised European methodology (EAQI).
Minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu, explained that this change is necessary so that the population can find out in real time what air they are breathing.
She recalled the recent situation in Bucharest, when a major fire affected three neighborhoods, but the official sensors indicated “green” values, because the current system displays the average of pollutants from the last 24 hours.
“People want to know what is happening at that moment”, the minister stressed, specifying that Romania is aligning itself with European standards through this change, which will allow for faster and more effective reactions in pro...

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