44% Poles see smog as a serious problem - poll

Smog in their neighborhood is a serious problem for 44 percent of those polled, including 19 percent who said it is a very serious issue for them, according to a survey carried out by pollster CBOS. As many as 29 percent of respondents said that the scale of the smog problem is small and 24 percent stated that they don’t see the problem a all. Those most affected by the smog issue were residents of large cities, southern Poland (including the Silesian and Małopolskie voivodships) and the Mazowieckie region. Poles living in villages in Northeastern and eastern Poland said they do not see any problem with smog.