Is air pollution really that bad in Tbilisi?

Thomas here, the nerd behind Smart Air. I'm not an expert in air pollution, but I do like to play with data, so I looked up Tbilisi in the World Health Organization air pollution database. I analyzed Tbilisi's PM2.5. PM2. read more

u will see that the air pollution levels in Georgia ( Tbilisi) are probably worse than even India - in terms of more deadly gases like SO2 and NOx . Air pollution has two components - Physical ( solid particle ) - PM2.5 ( or less or more than 2.5) and Chemical ( SO2 , NOx ) gases. read more

Every year, air pollution kills about 6.5 million people worldwide — linked to everything from lung cancer to heart disease to strokes. It’s an honest-to-goodness public health crisis. So the International Energy Agency just put out a huge report on how pollution got so bad and what we might do about it. read more

Doctors explain that even the average content of nitrogen dioxide in the air can be very dangerous for the health and is approved by the World Health Organization. It’s a proven fact that the main cause for such a critical level are technically faulty cars. read more