Russia will test air quality monitoring system in Norilsk with view to going nationwide

The Nornickel metals facility in the Arctic city has long been a major source of pollution.

By Polina Devitt, Reuters October 22, 2021
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MOSCOW — Russia will start testing a potentially nationwide real-time system to monitor air quality at metals giant Nornickel’s base in the industrial Arctic city of Norilsk next year, the company and a government official said on Thursday.

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