According to the World Air Quality Report - 2020, due to the outdated system of monitoring the state of atmospheric pollution, the absence of systemic control and regulatory function on the part of the state aimed at preventing the emission of pollutants into the atmospheric air in 2020, Ukraine took 8th place in Europe and 43rd in the world in terms of air pollution. The lower layers of the atmosphere above Kyiv are particularly polluted with PM2.5 particles, and Kyiv ranks 39th in the pollution rating of world capitals. Air purity significantly impacts the human body and the work of individual organs and systems. Poltava oblast' is the region where I was born and live. Atmospheric air pollution in the region often exceeds permissible standards because powerful industrial, energy, and mining enterprises are mostly not equipped with cleaning filters. Conducts mining activities the Horishnoplavny mining&beneficiation plant emits a large number of small particles into the air, significantly affecting people's health. Currently, more than forty-one thousand residents of the Poltava region are registered in the regional oncology clinic. Mortality of people from cancer, especially lung cancer, is relatively high. It’s in second place after cardiovascular diseases. The average age of the patients is from forty-five to sixty years. The purpose of the work: to analyze the state of atmospheric air pollution in the Poltava region; identify the types, causes, and most polluted areas of the region; through the gained practical experience of the countries of the European Union on the issue mentioned above, in particular Spain and the Republic of Cyprus, to outline possible prospects and directions for improving the situation. To achieve the goal, the following tasks have been set: 1) to conduct annual monitoring of the state of atmospheric air pollution in the Poltava region; 2) to systematize information on the most typical types of pollution in Poltava region, the causes of their occurrence; 3) to single out regions of pollution that are dangerous for people's lives; 4) to summarize comparative information on Ukrainian and European methods of monitoring the state of atmospheric air through the gained experience.