GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AIR OF THE BIG CITIES OF GEORGIA, IN THE PRE-COVID, COVID AND POST-COVID PERIOD (2019-2023)

NINO VEPKHVADZE; MANANA KHORBALADZE; NINO KILADZE; NANA TSKHOVREBADZE; IRMA TSKHOVREBADZE; TEA KOCHORADZE; IVANE KUGOTI

doi:10.52340/jecm.2023.04.04

GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AIR OF THE BIG CITIES OF GEORGIA, IN THE PRE-COVID, COVID AND POST-COVID PERIOD (2019-2023)

Authors

NINO VEPKHVADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
MANANA KHORBALADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
NINO KILADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
NANA TSKHOVREBADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
IRMA TSKHOVREBADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
TEA KOCHORADZE Tbilisi State Medical University
IVANE KUGOTI Tbilisi State Medical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/jecm.2023.04.04

Keywords:

Atmospheric air pollution, air quality, particulate matter, health effects

Abstract

Ambient air pollution is an urgent global problem that plays a crucial role in shaping the overall health of the population. The aim of our research was to assess the quality of ambient air in the big cities of Georgia. As a result of the data analysis, the following trends were revealed: In the pre-Covid period, the air in the big cities of Georgia was quite polluted. During the period of Covid-19, the concentration of many pollutants has returned to normal. In the post-Covid period, air quality has gradually worsened, highlighting the potential benefits of long-term policies aimed at reducing transport and industrial emissions.

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