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KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY TO THE SOLUTION - MONITORING OF PARTICULATE MATTER PM10 AND PM2.5

Dušan Jandačka, Daniela Ďurčanská

First published: 2020-09-20https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2020/4.1/s19.055View metrics

Abstract

Poor air quality adversely affects human health, the environment, and the climate. Air pollution also harms ecosystems by contributing to eutrophication and acidification of water and soil, leading to loss of flora and fauna. Vehicles, industry, power plants, agriculture, households, and waste contribute to Europe's air pollution by various pollutants. For example, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emitted directly into the air from coal and biomass combustion in households and from commercial and institutional buildings, have risen in the EU by around 9 % and 11 % respectively over the period 2003 to 2012. These sources are now the most important contributors to total PM emissions in the EU. However, poor air quality is the result of combining production of pollutants with atmospheric conditions. An important task is therefore to observe air quality - knowledge is the key to the solution. That is why we implement air quality measurements in urban areas, which can lead to an understanding of the origin and transformation of air pollution. Measurements are focused mainly on PM10 and PM2.5, whose concentrations in the air are significantly changed due to the assumptions of their formation and spread.

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Title
KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY TO THE SOLUTION - MONITORING OF PARTICULATE MATTER PM10 AND PM2.5
Authors
Dušan Jandačka, Daniela Ďurčanská
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; 20th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Proceedings SGEM 2020, Energy and Clean Technologies
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2020
Pages
441-448
SWS Citekey
Jandacka202019441448
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7603-09-5
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
air pollutionparticulate matterurban areashouseholdstraffic
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