No harmful substances were found in the air of Birobidzhan after the fire at the landfill.

Experts examined the air for harmful substances in Birobidzhan. This was done after a fire at a landfill. Smoke was recorded on the territory of the regional center and Birobidzhan district.

According to IA EAOmedia, with reference to the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor, experts from this department and the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Gorenje Autonomous District took samples and studied the material for the content of combustion products in the air. The studies were conducted in the immediate vicinity of residential buildings, taking into account the wind directions and speeds.

A total of 28 studies were conducted. No excess of the maximum permissible concentrations of harmful substances in the air was detected. Specialists continue to monitor the situation.

Earlier, on June 26, it was reported that the elimination of open burning on an area of 1 thousand square meters. m at the landfill of solid waste in the Gorenje took 31 hours. There were no serviceable water sources near the scene of the accident. To eliminate the fire, I had to drive 2.7 km to an open reservoir. Tanker trucks refueled there.