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'Turkey should comply with WHO's new air quality limit values'

'Turkey should comply with WHO's new air quality limit values'

Turkey does not sufficiently measure PM2.5 in the air and the limit values it set for 2029 and beyond are over five times higher than the WHO's updated values.

Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Turkey does not sufficiently measure air quality and has no national limit value for PM2.5, says Greenpeace.

23 September 2021

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace Mediterranean has made a simulation showing how PM2.5 travels across the country.

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace Mediterranean has made a simulation showing how PM2.5 travels across the country.

Maraş: Air pollution up to 10 times above limit values in coal plant impact areas

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Maraş: Air pollution up to 10 times above limit values in coal plant impact areas

"We, the people of the region, see the plant's pollution with the naked eye; live and understand how it poisons our lives. However, the authorities don't want to understand this situation," says a local.

25 December 2020