The air in the Beirut Port campus and in the adjacent areas, is free of toxic substances, this is what the Minister of Environment in the caretaker government, Dr. Nasser Yassin, announced. Minister Yassin published the results of the tests that were conducted yesterday evening by the CBRN company in the army and the experts of the Environmental, Food and Agriculture Laboratory LEAF at the American University in several places.
The results of the examinations stated:
A monitoring operation was conducted on the 9th Aug 2022 between 17:30 and 20:30 by the LAF CBRN Company in cooperation with AUB LEAF, results are as follows:
Location 1: 240 m SE at 150o from silos (X: 130612 Y: 218318)
SO2: Below detectable levels
NO2: 0.065 mg/m3
CO: Below detectable levels
VOC: Below detectable levels
H2S: Below Detectable levels
PM2.5: 7 µg/m3
PM10: 16 µg/m3
Location 2: 960 m E at 70.5o from silos (X: 131406 Y: 218831)
SO2: 0.01 mg/m3
NO2: 0.09 mg/m3
CO: Below detectable levels
VOC: Below detectable levels
H2S: Below Detectable levels
PM2.5: 11 µg/m3
PM10: 25 µg/m3
Location 3: 890 m W at 264.5o from silos (X: 129607 Y: 218458)
SO2: 0.18 mg/m3
NO2: 0.115 mg/m3
CO: Below detectable levels
VOC: Below detectable levels
H2S: Below Detectable levels
PM2.5: 11 µg/m3
PM10: 26 µg/m3
Location 4: 960 m S at 178o from silos (X: 130519 Y: 217571)
SO2: 0.12 mg/m3
NO2: 0.107 mg/m3
CO: Below detectable levels
VOC: Below detectable levels
H2S: Below Detectable levels
PM2.5: 10 µg/m3
PM10: 23 µg/m3
Air samples for bio analysis were also taken from all four sites to AUB LEAF, results will follow when available.
Summary:
1- no serious chemicals that may harm
2- fungi Analysis(bio) or results will be available between 48 and 72 hours