Sentinel-5P mission (S5P) is currently the most precise satellite in orbit devoted to atmosphere monitoring. It was launched in October 2017 as part of the EU Copernicus Programme. It carries the TROPOMI spectrometer measuring concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, ozone, formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide and atmospheric aerosols with daily global coverage and a resolution of about 5.5 km x 3.5 km.
Check the interactive graph to see the changes in pollution throughout the year. As you can see, NO2 pollution peaks during the winter time, when it doubles the summer levels.
Chişinău, Bender, Criuleni, Anenii Noi and Bălţi districts have the highest average pollution levels.
