Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic

Hůnová, Iva

doi:10.3390/atmos12060770

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“…Despite extensive information campaigns, garbage, various biological waste (grass, leaves and branches) and fossil fuels are still used in household heating. These practices and low public awareness of the problem, especially in developing countries [2] contribute to emission of particulates, aerosols and, ultimately, formation of toxic and harmful to living organisms' smog, both in winter [3] and summer [4]. Passion for grilling is also a contributor to air pollution, especially on weekends (Fig.…”

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A Relative Relationship between Low-Stack Emissions and the Quality of Fuels Used in Heating Boilers and Grills

Kuś¹,

Jelonek²,

Jelonek³

2022

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A Relative Relationship between Low-Stack Emissions and the Quality of Fuels Used in Heating Boilers and Grills

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Jelonek²,

Jelonek³

2022

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Monitoring of Heavy Metals and Nitrogen Concentrations in Mosses in the Vicinity of an Integrated Iron and Steel Plant: Case Study in Czechia

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A biomonitoring study using terrestrial mosses was performed in the vicinity of an Integrated Iron and Steel plant near the Czech–Polish border. Moss samples were collected in two seasons (June, October) in order to embrace the effect of the heating season on the pollution levels. The contents of metals (Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, As, Sb and Hg) were determined using the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) and contents of N, C, H via elemental analysis. The influence of the proximity of the factory, the heating season and modelled concentrations of particulate matter <10 µm (PM10) on determined concentrations of elements were studied via multivariate statistical methods using clr-transformed data. This approach led to the first-time demonstration that not only the distance from the industrial source but also the sampling season and PM10 concentrations significantly affect the elemental content in mosses; the association of the emissions from the source and the determined concentrations of elements in moss samples were more evident outside the heating season (October). The analyses of transformed data revealed the association of Fe, Cr, V, As and Al with the coarse particles and their dominant spatial distribution depending on the prevailing wind directions. The spatial distribution of Mn, Zn and Cd, which are carried by fine particles, appears to depend more on atmospheric dispersion and long-range transport, and, thus, these metals should be considered weak markers of the pollution load in the close surroundings of an industrial source.

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Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic

Abstract: Ambient air quality in the present-day Czech Republic (CR), one of the two succession countries of Czechoslovakia post-1993, was perceived as a major problem with severe human health and environmental consequences, particularly between the 1970s and 1990s [...]

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A Relative Relationship between Low-Stack Emissions and the Quality of Fuels Used in Heating Boilers and Grills

A Relative Relationship between Low-Stack Emissions and the Quality of Fuels Used in Heating Boilers and Grills

Monitoring of Heavy Metals and Nitrogen Concentrations in Mosses in the Vicinity of an Integrated Iron and Steel Plant: Case Study in Czechia

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