Morocco’s Air Pollution Plummets 60% as COVID-19 Lockdown Reduces Traffic

The air quality department of the National Meteorology Directorate (DMN) stated to H24info "that a decrease in the concentrations of the main pollutants measured has been noticed". It is mainly the pollution related to road traffic that has experienced a reduction rate between 30 and 60%, explains the DMN. These are mainly "nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and fine particles with a diameter not exceeding 10µm (PM10)".

As for pollutants resulting from industrial activities such as sulfur dioxide, their concentration has decreased between 10 and 30%. The drop in pollution, according to the same source, is noticeable nationwide, in all air quality monitoring stations in the kingdom.