Smog levels up – again – in industrial parts of Moravia

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has reported a worsening of atmospheric conditions in parts of Moravia, roughly a week after it issued it’s first-ever smog alert, which required local industry to scale back production. On Friday poisonous emissions in areas reached more than five times the allowed limit of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. One region the hardest hit is that of Karviná, home to steel giant ArcelorMittal Ostrava, one of the chief polluters in the region, the Czech news agency ČTK reported. The higher concentration of particulate in the air can lead to health complications, including a worsening of conditions such as asthma.