Classes in the Manaus municipal network are suspended this Wednesday after 'critical air quality indices'

Classes in the Manaus municipal education network were suspended this Wednesday (14) due to the maintenance of critical air quality indices in the capital of Amazonas and following the guidelines of the competent bodies. According to data from the Electronic Environmental Surveillance System (Selva), from the State University of Amazonas (UEA), air quality varied from "very bad to terrible" in different areas of the city.

Selva reported that in Manaus, the concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) reached 179.8 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³) in Compensa, in the West Zone, and 141.6 µg/m³ in Parque Dez. The rates were also high in Petrópolis, with 133.2 µg/m³, and in Nossa Senhora das Graças, with 131.2 µg/m³.