There is another pollutant that reduces people's quality of life besides smog, they are the hours lost in traffic. The Inrix Global Traffic Index has analyzed urban traffic congestion in 200 cities of 38 countries worldwide. Rome and Milan are among the cities in the world with the highest number of hours lost in traffic. Rome is in second place with 254 hours while it heads Bogota, the capital of Colombia with 272 hours. Dublin (Ireland) is the third country in the world to spend 246 hours in traffic, followed by Paris with 237 hours and London with 227 hours. While for other Italian c...

From morning to evening, almost every street, citizens are exposed to high acoustic pollution. It is almost impossible to find a quiet place to escape the trumpets of car noise or noise coming from construction sites that have sprouted up everywhere in the capital. Experts say the level of acoustic pollution is high and above the norms allowed especially at intersections. Gjoka: There are intersections located at the perimeter of 'Skanderbeg' square, such as the intersection that goes to Dibra street, the intersection that goes to the first boulevard, the intersection of Durres stre...

Air quality in dense urban areas of Tirana is significantly influenced by emissions from the transport sector both private and public. Polluters such as CO2 - PM10 - NOx - HC - CO souring from exhaust system are responsible for an annual total load of 20’263 tons or equal to 41 kg/person. In order for this pollution to be naturally absorbed, there would be needed at least 203’881 Plane Trees with an average age of 70-80 years. These findings indicate the results carried out by the emission calculation for the 305 buses, comprising the overall Tirana Municipality Public Transport...

Continuous monitoring of acoustic pollution in educational institutions has been carried out. In Tirana, the results came after measurements made in 52 educational institutions, 9-year schools, high schools, and universities. Meanwhile, measurements were made in the schools of Shkodra, Elbasan, and Durres. Measurement periods have been carried out at different times, starting in 2018 as well as in 2019.
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GreenLungs breaks down air pollution, noise and urban green monitoring data for citizens.