Caution! Air!

CAUTION AIR LABELS: 6 - JUNE 2012 12 - DECEMBER 2012 1- JANUARY 2013 CO CARBON MONOXIDE OZONE EXCEDES UPPER LIMIT OF 7- JULY 2012 ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION 8 - AUGUST 2012 9 - SEPTEMBER 2012 10 - OCTOBER 2012 2 - FEBRUARY 2013 NO2 NITROGEN DIOXIDE NO UPPER LIMIT OF ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION NITROGEN MONOXIDE 3 - MARCH 2013 4 - APRIL 2013 5 - MAY 2013 WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE SO SULFUR DIOXIDE Mn OF CONCENTRATION MANGANESE 11 - NOVEMBER 2012 TBILISI KUTAISI ZESTAPONI BATUMI RUSTAVI mg/m3 CO 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 45 6 789 10 11 12 1 23 4 5 NO2 0.04 mg/m3 6789 10 11: $789 10 Il 12 23 4 NO DATA SOa 0.05 mg/m3 6 789 10 1l 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 1l 12 1 2 3 4 5 $78 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 NO DATA Dust 0.15 mg/m3 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 45 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 1l 12 1 2 3 4 NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA 0.03 mg/m3 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 6 789 10 I 1 6789 10 11 12 234 NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA 0.06 NO mg/m3 6 789 10 Il 12 1 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6789 10 11 12 Mn NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA NO DATA 0.001 9 10 11 12 1 2345 6 78 9 10 11 12 6 789 10 Il 12 1 2 3 4 6 789 10 11 12 1 2 3 45 8 9 10 11 1212345 mg/m³ TBILISI KUTAISI ZESTAPONI BATUMI RUSTAVI DUST PARTICLE DUST PARTICLE CONCENTRATION TIMES TIMES CONCENTRATION IN TBILISI HIGHER HIGHER than acceptable limit of concentration IN KUTAISI than acceptable limit of concentration 3.8 MANGANESE i CONCENTRATION NO2 TIMES IN CONCENTRATION HIGHER ZESTAPONI IN BATUMI than acceptable limit of concentration SO2 CONCENTRATION IN KUTAISI HOW DOES AIR POLLUTION AFFECT OUR HEALTH? DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES CO BREATHING DIFFICULTY SO CO Mn THROAT IRRITATION COUGHING ASTHMA Dust NO NO2 SO2 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Dust CHEST PAIN BRONCHITIS Dust DETERIORATION OF LUNG FUNCTION O3 SO Mn LUNG CANCER Dust NO NO2 17% 19% OF ALL ILLNESSES AND OF ALL DEATHS IN GEORGIA ARE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Sources: WHO - World Health Organization Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) National Environmental Agency, Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia NCDC - National Center For Disease Control and Public Health JumpStart