Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management

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United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Development Programme
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RT Generic T1 Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management A1 United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme YR 2022-10 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/41090 PB United Nations Environment Programme AB TY - GEN T1 - Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management AU - United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme Y1 - 2022-10 UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/41090 PB - United Nations Environment Programme AB - @misc{20.500.11822_41090 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme}, title = {Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management}, year = {2022-10}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/41090} } @misc{20.500.11822_41090 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme}, title = {Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management}, year = {2022-10}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/41090} } TY - GEN T1 - Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management AU - United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/41090 PB - United Nations Environment Programme AB -Item Statistics
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This report focuses on presenting the scientific background of air quality in Bishkek based on data analysis of available air quality monitoring data from Bishkek, and using this evidence base, presents a roadmap including the actions and proposed measures towards cleaner air for the city. Data analysed includes the KyrgyzHydromet and US Embassy Air Quality Stations, available air quality sensor data and satellite data.
Emission inventories have been used to assess the largest pollution sources, which are likely to have significant impacts on air quality in Bishkek. This study is the first scientific assessment of key emission sources impacting the air quality in the Bishkek area based on the analysis of air quality monitoring data, emission inventories, local scale dispersion modeling, satellite data and air quality sensor data. Thus, this study and its recommendations are based on the real-time air quality data measured in the Bishkek area, and provide the first evidence-based policy recommendations.
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