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Air at the Zivinice - Centar station

Živinice, Tuzla Canton · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Network: Federal Hydrometeorological Institute · Station code: BA0046A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

at least

14 days

with a daily average of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) above the legal limit of 125 µg/m³.

3 days are allowed in the whole year.

The number allowed for the whole year has been exceeded.

at least 11 days more than allowed

In 2025: 31 days above the limit, 3 allowed.

at least

3 days

with a daily average of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) above the legal limit of 85 µg/m³.

No such day is allowed.

The number allowed for the whole year has been exceeded.

at least 3 days more than allowed

Worst day: January 21, 2026, SO₂ 302 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.4 times the limit.

Also: at least 33 hours above the legal hourly limit for SO₂ of 350 µg/m³ (24 allowed).

Also: at least 13 hours above the legal hourly limit for NO₂ of 200 µg/m³ (too few readings to compare with the allowed number).

Daily average for 236 of 279 days · data for 2026 not yet finally verified · Yardstick: legal limits in the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19, 3/21)

All figures by year and month

Moderate

Air now · Measured at 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
NO₂50 µg/m³Moderate
SO₂7.1 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more NO₂ and less SO₂ in the air than the week before.

  • PM2.5: too few readings to compare
  • NO₂: average 13.5 µg/m³, week before 10.2 µg/m³
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 33 µg/m³, week before 36.7 µg/m³

There are not enough readings to compare with the month before.

  • PM2.5: too few readings to compare
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

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Sulphur dioxide SO₂

7.1

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

21.6

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 88 % of hours · provisional

33

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 97 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 30 days

measured in 48 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 12 months

measured in 90 % of hours · 1 month with too few readings · provisional

Days in 2026: SO₂, daily average above 125 µg/m³

14 days above the limit. 28 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanJan 1: 146 µg/m³, above the limitJan 2: 127 µg/m³, above the limitJan 8: 137 µg/m³, above the limitJan 10: no data from the stationJan 12: 147 µg/m³, above the limitJan 13: 217 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 209 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 238 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 184 µg/m³, above the limitJan 20: 191 µg/m³, above the limitJan 21: 302 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 190 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 164 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 242 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: no data from the stationFebFeb 17: 128 µg/m³, above the limitMarAprApr 5: no data from the stationApr 6: no data from the stationApr 11: no data from the stationApr 12: no data from the stationMayMay 23: no data from the stationJunJun 10: no data from the stationJulAugSepSep 2: no data from the stationSep 3: no data from the stationSep 4: no data from the stationSep 5: no data from the stationSep 6: no data from the stationSep 7: no data from the stationSep 8: no data from the stationSep 9: no data from the stationSep 10: no data from the stationSep 11: no data from the stationSep 12: no data from the stationSep 13: no data from the stationSep 14: no data from the stationSep 15: no data from the stationSep 16: no data from the stationSep 17: no data from the stationSep 18: no data from the stationSep 19: no data from the stationSep 20: no data from the stationSep 21: no data from the stationOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no data from the station
Days above the limit with values (14)
  1. Jan 1 146
  2. Jan 2 127
  3. Jan 8 137
  4. Jan 12 147
  5. Jan 13 217
  6. Jan 14 209
  7. Jan 15 238
  8. Jan 16 184
  9. Jan 20 191
  10. Jan 21 302
  11. Jan 22 190
  12. Jan 23 164
  13. Jan 24 242
  14. Feb 17 128

Values in µg/m³, limit 125 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 125Hours above 350Highest dayNo readings
January13 above the number allowed313022
February1 above the number allowed01280
March001030
April001034
May00361
June00461
July01640
August01550
September004220
October up to yesterday00520

Values in µg/m³. ■ marks a month with at least one day above the limit; the number allowed applies to the whole year. “No readings”: days on which not a single reading came from the station.

Last 7 days, every hour: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 224 µg/m³, latest 7 µg/m³ (21:00)0200400ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedhighest 224latest 7 (21:00)
measuredlegal hourly limit, 350 µg/m³
Last 7 days, every hour: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
21:007.1
20:007.1
19:007
18:007.5
17:007.3
16:008.1
15:0019.4
14:0017.6
12:0034
11:0029.9
10:0028.5
09:0028.3
08:0028
07:0027.8
06:0028.1
05:0027.8
04:0027.9
03:0028.3
02:0028.1
01:0028.6
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0027.7
23:0028.2
22:0028.4
21:0028.1
20:0025.7
19:0037.8
17:0030.9
16:0028.8
11:0046.6
10:0044.1
09:0037
08:0028.3
07:0029.3
06:0028.7
05:0028.7
04:0029.1
03:0030.4
02:0030.8
01:0031.7
Monday, 10/5
00:0034.3
23:0037
22:0061.7
21:0046.7
20:0051.6
19:0041.3
18:0039.9
17:0036.3
16:0042.1
15:0046.1
14:0055.2
13:00224.4
12:00224.1
11:0032
10:0033.1
09:0029.6
08:0027.1
07:0027.1
06:0027.6
05:0027.8
04:0027.9
03:0027.9
02:0028.2
01:0028.6
Sunday, 10/4
00:0031.2
23:0032
22:0039.5
21:0043.7
20:0034.5
19:0029.1
18:0030.4
17:0030.6
16:0027.2
15:0027.4
14:0027.1
13:0030.3
12:0030.7
11:0034.9
10:0035.7
09:0034.4
08:0031.2
07:0027.3
06:0027.1
05:0027.9
04:0027.9
03:0029.3
02:0030.6
01:0032
Saturday, 10/3
00:0030.4
23:0030.1
22:0032.9
21:0037.6
20:0038.2
19:0029.1
18:0029.3
17:0030
16:0030.2
15:0027.7
14:0026.8
13:0026
12:0026.2
11:0028.5
10:0031.3
09:0027.5
08:0026.5
07:0026.5
06:0026.9
05:0027.9
04:0027.3
03:0027.7
02:0028.2
01:0027.2
Friday, 10/2
00:0028.1
23:0029
22:0031.4
21:0046.4
20:0036
19:0027.6
18:0026.8
17:0026.7
16:0028.2
15:0026.8
14:0026.3
13:0025.9
12:0026.5
11:0028
10:0030.1
09:0028.8
08:0027.8
07:0027.5
06:0026.7
05:0027.4
04:0027.3
03:0027.6
02:0028.6
01:0029.9
Thursday, 10/1
00:0032.4
23:0032.4
22:0032.2
21:0028.6
20:0028
19:0027.6
18:0027.2
17:0027.6
16:0028.1
15:0028.7
14:0027.2
13:0026.6
12:0026.9
11:0027.6
10:0029.7
09:0028.7
08:0027.8
07:0027.7
06:0027.6
05:0027.4
04:0028
03:0027.5
02:0029.2
01:0031.9
Last 30 days, daily average: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 52 µg/m³, latest 32 µg/m³0501001509/99/169/239/30latest 32
too few readingslegal daily limit, 125 µg/m³no data from the station
Last 30 days, daily average: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/631.6provisional
Mon, 10/552.4provisional
Sun, 10/431.3provisional
Sat, 10/329.2provisional
Fri, 10/229provisional
Thu, 10/128.6provisional
Wed, 9/3028.6provisional
Tue, 9/2938.9provisional
Mon, 9/2837.3provisional
Sun, 9/2730.6provisional
Sat, 9/2639provisional
Fri, 9/2542provisional
Thu, 9/2434.5provisional
Wed, 9/2334.5provisional
Tue, 9/22too few readings
Mon, 9/21no data from the station
Sun, 9/20no data from the station
Sat, 9/19no data from the station
Fri, 9/18no data from the station
Thu, 9/17no data from the station
Wed, 9/16no data from the station
Tue, 9/15no data from the station
Mon, 9/14no data from the station
Sun, 9/13no data from the station
Sat, 9/12no data from the station
Fri, 9/11no data from the station
Thu, 9/10no data from the station
Wed, 9/9no data from the station
Tue, 9/8no data from the station
Mon, 9/7no data from the station
Last 12 months, monthly average: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 142 µg/m³, latest 34 µg/m³050100150DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 142latest 34
Last 12 monthsthis month so fara year earlierlegal annual limit, 50 µg/m³month with days without data from the station
Last 12 months, monthly average: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far33.822.4measured in 97 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 2026too few readings15.1measured in 30 % of hours · provisional · 20 days without data from the station
August 202633.710.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202631.916.5measured in 97 % of hours · provisional
June 202630.515.2measured in 92 % of hours · provisional · 1 day without data from the station
May 202625.99.2measured in 96 % of hours · provisional · 1 day without data from the station
April 202644.225.4measured in 78 % of hours · provisional · 4 days without data from the station
March 202670.350.2measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
February 202682.1102.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 2026141.5126measured in 87 % of hours · provisional · 2 days without data from the station
December 2025111.7111.9measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 20256885.9measured in 100 % of hours · verified

SO₂ by year

Yardstick: legal limits in the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19, 3/21)

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 125 µg/m³ (allowed 3)≥ 14 above the number allowed31 above the number allowed≥ 47 above the number allowed
Hours above 350 µg/m³ (allowed 24)≥ 33 above the number allowed37 above the number allowed≥ 90 above the number allowed
Hours above 500 µg/m³, three hours in a row (alert threshold)00≥ 3 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (legal limit 50)too few49too few
Highest daily average, µg/m³302January 21325January 6352January 15
Highest hourly value, µg/m³521January 21555January 6736January 17
Hours measured87 %99 %88 %
Days without any reading from the station28242

* 2026 up to October 6; the average since the start of the year is not yet an annual average.

The monitoring networks have not yet finally verified this year’s data. The EEA publishes verified values once a year.

≥ means at least: more than a tenth of the days or hours are missing, so the real number may be higher.

■ and a figure in red: more than is allowed for the whole year.

There is no allowed number for the warning and alert thresholds: every such hour or day is in red.

The column for 2023 is shown on wider screens.

Compared with the new EU rules and the WHO recommendation

This is not the yardstick for the verdict above, only a comparison. From 2030 the EU tightens its limits (Directive (EU) 2024/2881), and since 2021 the World Health Organization has recommended even lower values.

  • EU from 2030: daily 50 µg/m³, 18 days allowed. In 2026 there were 89 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 40 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 106 such days.

Sources: Directive (EU) 2024/2881, Annex I; WHO global air quality guidelines 2021, table 0.1. Checked against the texts on 7 October 2026.

The worst days of 2026

DayAverageTimes the limit
Jan 21, 2026provisional3022.4 ×
Jan 24, 2026provisional2421.9 ×
Jan 15, 2026provisional2381.9 ×
Jan 13, 2026provisional2171.7 ×
Jan 14, 2026provisional2091.7 ×

Daily average in µg/m³, daily limit 125 µg/m³. Days with the same unverified value over many hours are not on this list.

Outages in the last 12 months

Every period of at least 24 hours in which no reading arrived from this station.

Days without a reading: 35

7 outages, 836 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Sep 1, 2026 08:00Sep 22, 2026 09:0021 days
Jun 9, 2026 04:00Jun 11, 2026 11:002 days
May 22, 2026 23:00May 24, 2026 08:0033 hours
Apr 10, 2026 03:00Apr 13, 2026 11:003 days
Apr 4, 2026 12:00Apr 7, 2026 09:003 days
Jan 26, 2026 14:00Jan 28, 2026 14:002 days
Jan 9, 2026 13:00Jan 11, 2026 11:0046 hours

Calculated from the hourly values the EEA publishes. If late values arrive afterwards, an outage gets shorter or disappears.

Who is responsible

Air quality in the Federation of BiH is monitored by three networks of stations: the federal, the cantonal and the municipal one (Air Protection Act, Official Gazette FBiH 72/24, Art. 12 to 16).

Federal Hydrometeorological Institute (FHMZ)
Runs the federal network, collects the data of all networks and publishes it. It issues a report every month and, every year by 31 July, the annual air quality report (Art. 14, 19 and 63).
Canton
Sets up the cantonal network and is responsible for the measures. When limit values are exceeded, it adopts an air quality plan. When warning or alert thresholds are at risk of being exceeded, it adopts a short-term intervention plan. When the information threshold or a concentration dangerous to health is exceeded, it informs the public (Art. 15, 22, 25, 27 and 61).
Municipality
May run its own stations with the consent of the canton and must publish their results (Art. 16 and 17).
Inspectorates
The inspectorates of the Federation, the canton and the municipality supervise the law and the measures, each within its remit (Art. 71).

What the law requires when a limit is exceeded

A limit value is not a recommendation. The deadline for meeting the limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter expired on 1 January 2021. Since then only the number of exceedances that the Pravilnik allows applies (Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, Annex X). The Air Protection Act adds that limit values, once met, must not be exceeded again (Art. 5(4)).

The law allows: for PM10 at most 35 days a year above 50 µg/m³, for sulphur dioxide at most 24 hours above 350 µg/m³ and at most 3 days above 125 µg/m³, for nitrogen dioxide at most 18 hours above 200 µg/m³ and no day with a daily average above 85 µg/m³ (Annex X).

When limits are exceeded, the canton adopts an air quality plan with measures that shorten the period of exceedance. The plan is published within eight days of adoption (Art. 8, 25, 26 and 63).

The alert thresholds are 500 µg/m³ for sulphur dioxide and 400 µg/m³ for nitrogen dioxide over three hours in a row, and 300 µg/m³ for PM10 and 280 µg/m³ for PM2.5 as a daily average (Pravilnik, Annex XIV, amended in Official Gazette FBiH 3/21). When such a situation threatens, the canton must have a short-term intervention plan. It can restrict traffic, construction work, the operation of plants and heating (Art. 27 and 28).

When the information threshold or a concentration dangerous to health is exceeded, the competent cantonal authorities inform the public through radio, television, newspapers and the internet: where, since when, how much was measured, what is expected and how to protect oneself (Art. 61 and 62).

We show measured values only. Whether an episode has been declared is decided by the competent authorities, who publish it on their own pages.

The limit values in BiH match the EU rules of 2008. Since 2021 the World Health Organization has recommended much lower values, for PM10 45 µg/m³ a day and 15 µg/m³ a year. From 2030 the EU lowers the annual PM10 limit to 20 µg/m³ (Directive (EU) 2024/2881).

We checked the rules against the published texts on 7 October 2026.

Where the data comes from

Measured by Federal Hydrometeorological Institute. We take the values from the European Environment Agency (EEA) under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Values marked provisional have not been fully checked by the network yet. The EEA publishes verified data for the previous year once a year, usually by the end of September.

An hourly value is the average of one hour. We show the end of the hour: the value to 18:00 was measured from 17:00 to 18:00.

A day runs from midnight to midnight local time.

We only show an average when at least three out of four hours in the period have a reading. The EU air quality directive requires this for daily averages, and we apply the same rule to longer periods. We compare an annual average with the EU limit only once 90 % of hours are measured, as the directive requires. For 12 months and for a year we ask for more: if less than 90 % of hours are measured, every full calendar month needs readings for at least half of its hours. Otherwise a whole season could be missing from the average, such as summer, when ozone is highest.

We do not call a difference of up to 10 % a change, nor one of up to 1 µg/m³ at low levels, because weather and measurement uncertainty alone cause differences that size.

When a station sends no reading, the EEA sometimes fills the hour with a model estimate. We draw those hours dashed and leave them out of every average.

The limits are the legal limits of the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19 and 3/21, Annexes X and XIV). They match EU Directive 2008/50/EC. When more than a tenth of the days or hours are missing, the number of exceedances can only be higher, so we write “at least” in front of it.

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