Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:41:28 +0200New figures show dramatic rise in air pollution with dust particles main culprithttps://english.radio.cz/new-figures-show-dramatic-rise-air-pollution-dust-particles-main-culprit-8615580© 2026 Radio Prague International It improved dramatically after the fall of Communism, so why is the quality of the air suddenly getting worse? A new study carried out by the Environment Ministry's department of air protection suggests that in 2005 around two thirds of the Czech population lived in areas with serious air pollution, opposed to just a third in the previous year. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/tovarna_0.jpg?timestamp=1591475770 New figures show dramatic rise in air pollution with dust particles main culprit https://english.radio.cz/new-figures-show-dramatic-rise-air-pollution-dust-particles-main-culprit-8615580 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9