Dhaka again ranked world’s most polluted city 방글라데시 다카 또다시 세계 최고 오염도시 오명

Dhaka again ranked world’s most polluted city

Tribune DeskPublished at 11:41 AM March 23, 2018

The city scored 222 in the US Air Quality Index (AQI), which classified its air quality as ‘very unhealthy’

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has again ranked as the most polluted city in the world.

The situation is very serious, experts say, pointing out that five of the top 10 causes of deaths in Bangladesh are relatHasan/Dhaka Tribuneed to air pollutionMehedi 

방글라데시 다카 또다시 세계 최고 오염도시 오명 

미 공기오염지수(AQI)  조사에서 방글라데시 다카는 222점으로 

세계 최고의 오염도시 또다시 등극했다.

다음으로 중국 베이징, 파키스탄 라호르 순을 기록했다.

중국은 세계 공기오염도 TOP 10에 3개 도시가 올라가 불명예를 안게됐다.

황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터

Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

Dhaka scored 222 in the US Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9am on Friday. The air was classified as “very unhealthy.”

The index was developed by the Environmental Protection Agency for reporting daily air quality of any city or country.

China’s Beijing and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the second and third place with individual scores of 209 and 199 respectively, according to data obtained from AirVisual, a mobile application that shows real-time air pollution index of any city.

Bangladesh, one of the most densely-populated countries in the world, has been struggling with air pollution for a long time while Dhaka has continued to rank among the most polluted cities.

Brick kilns, vehicles run by fuels with higher level sulphur, as well as construction works have been identified as major sources of air pollution.

The air quality further declines during the dry months – from October to April – but improves in the monsoon.

The situation is very serious, experts say, pointing out that five of the top 10 causes of deaths in Bangladesh are related to air pollution.

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