Air pollution threatens the health of 318 thousand people across 9 districts in Bolu. The average PM2.5 level is 21.2 µg/m³—4.2× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Bolu faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 318 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 21.2µg/m³. That's 4.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 352 cigarettes in a year.
If Bolu met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.59 years longer.
That's 505K years of life stolen from 318 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 9 most polluted districts in Bolu. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Complete air quality data for every district in Bolu, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkez | 184K | 22.2 | 1.7 years |
| Gerede | 48K | 18.5 | 1.3 years |
| Mudurnu | 24K | 22.5 | 1.7 years |
| Mengen | 17K | 18.6 | 1.3 years |
| Göynük | 15K | 19.2 | 1.4 years |
| Dörtdivan | 9K | 19.9 | 1.5 years |
| Yeniçağa | 8K | 19.7 | 1.4 years |
| Seben | 8K | 22.1 | 1.7 years |
| Kıbrıscık | 5K | 21.2 | 1.6 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.