AKIPRESS.COM - Air pollution has reached hazardous levels in five areas of Ulaanbaatar city on January 31.

According to the agaar.mn, an air quality monitoring webstie, levels of PM2.5 particulates has been reached:

1661 micrograms per cubic meter in Bayanhoshuu,
1289 micrograms per cubic meter in the area nearby Tolgoit,
864 micrograms per cubic meter in the area nearby Mongolian National Public Television,
616 micrograms per cubic meter in the area nearby Nisekh,
514 micrograms per cubic meter nearby 100 ail.

According to the WHO air quality guidelines, air pollution is safe if amount of particles in air is not higher than 25 microns but it is dangerous if particles amount is higher than 301 microns.

Levels of PM2.5 particulates, which are the most hazardous to health, in heavily polluted areas of Ulaanbaatar city exceeds 66 times the recommended levels as compared with the World Health Organization safe level of 25, reports Go Go Mongolia.