Particulate Matter Status in Romanian Urban Areas: Pm10 Pollution Levels in Bucharest

Proorocu, Marian; Odagiu, Antonia; Oroian, Ioan; Ciuiu, Gabriel; Dan, Viorel

doi:10.30638/eemj.2014.350

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“…In urban areas, most of the measures address the transport sector [35]. The PM 10 values measured in Cluj-Napoca were lower than those from Bucharest [48,49].…”

Section: Air Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal Trend of PM10 and Associated Human Health Risk over the Past Decade in Cluj-Napoca City, Romania

et al. 2020

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The human health risk associated with PM10 exposure was assessed for the residents of Cluj-Napoca city, Romania, for a best case-scenario based on the monthly average PM10 and for a worst-case scenario based on the monthly 90th percentile of PM10 concentration. As no toxicity value for PM10 was available, for the calculation of the hazard quotient, the toxicity value was considered to be equal to the annual limit value (40 µm/m3) set in the European Union (EU), and to air quality guidelines (20 µm/m3) set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The daily PM10 concentrations for the period 2009–2019, at the four monitoring stations existing in Cluj-Napoca, were obtained from the National Air Quality Monitoring Network. The annual PM10 values ranged between 20.3 and 29.5 µg/m3, and were below the annual limit value (40 µg/m3) set by European and national legislation, but above the annual air quality guideline (20 µg/m3) set by WHO. Generally, the monthly PM10 concentrations were higher from October to March than in the rest of the year. The monthly air quality index (AQI) showed the good to moderate quality of the air during the whole decade; however, there were days when the air quality was unhealthy for sensitive population groups. The air quality was more or less constant during the warm months, and improved significantly for the cold months from 2009 to 2019. In the best-case scenario, calculated using the EU annual limit value for PM10, the potential non-carcinogenic chronic health risk was present only in 2009 and 2010, but in the worst-case scenario, in each year there were periods, especially in the cold months, in which health risk was present. When considering the WHO air quality guidelines in the calculation of the health risk, the potential non-carcinogenic chronic health risk was present between October and March in each year in the best-case scenario, and in most of the months in the worst-case scenario.

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“…In urban areas, most of the measures address the transport sector [35]. The PM 10 values measured in Cluj-Napoca were lower than those from Bucharest [48,49].…”

Section: Air Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal Trend of PM10 and Associated Human Health Risk over the Past Decade in Cluj-Napoca City, Romania

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“…The trace elements concentration of particulate matter measured near industrial areas has been studied and reported worldwide, in the USA by Landis et al 16 and Xia and Gao 5 , in Korea by Kim et al 17 , in Greece by Manalis et al 18 , in Italy by Mazzei et al 19 , Prodi et al 20 and Amodio et al 21 , in Turkey by Cetin et al 22 , in Spain by Querol 23 , in China by Zhang et al 24 Tian et al 25 and Du et al 4 , in Taiwan by Jiun-Horng et al 26 , in Poland by Pastuszka et al 27 , in France by Hleins et al 28 , in Australia by Mohiuddin et al 29 , in the United Kingdom by Taiwo et al 30 , in Romania by Dunea et al 6 and Proorocu et al 31 . According to the findings reported, the level of trace elements near industrial areas can reach values which may represent serious health risks at local and regional levels.…”

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Human health impact assessment and temporal distribution of trace elements in Copșa Mică- Romania

Bodor

Szep

et al. 2021

Sci Rep

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The present study aims to analyze the temporal variations of PM10 and to assess the health risk indexes caused by trace elements from particulate matter (PM10) via inhalation, ingestion, and dermal absorption by adults and children in Copșa Mică (Romania) during 2009–2019. The results revealed a high multi-annual mean concentration of PM10 and trace elements. The analyzed air pollutants showed a decreasing trend during the studied years, therefore 44.11%, 43.48%, 36.07%, 16.02%, and 15.80% lower values were observed for As, Cd, Ni, PM10, and Pb, respectively, due to environmental regulations. The daily exceedance percentage of Pb and Cd was very high, representing 21.74% and 11.26%, followed by PM10 and As concentrations with 4.72% and 3.92%. The ratio between the trace element concentration measured in Copșa Mică and the country average was 2.46, 4.01, 2.44 and 10.52 times higher for As, Cd, Ni and Pb. The calculated Hazard Quotient values via inhalation were higher than the safe limit (1), which accounted 1.81, 3.89 and 4.52, for As, Cd and Ni, respectively, indicating that the trace elements might present a non-carcinogenic risk to both adults and children. Furthermore, the concentration of all studied trace elements in Copșa Mică showed cancer risk for adults via inhalation and dermal absorption as well.

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“…The assessment of air quality in several European cities is thus emphasized: Serra San Bruno, Italy [24]; Istanbul, Türkiye [25]; Thessaloniki, Greece [26]; Copenhagen, Denmark [27]; and several cities across France [28,29]. Furthermore, the knowledge of air quality variability in Bucharest is very limited [30][31][32]; only a few studies have focused on identifying the possible particle sources, as well as their properties, and only for short time periods and for one PM size (e.g., [33][34][35][36]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Romania, air quality monitoring and management are performed by the Ministry of Environment under the Romanian National Air Quality Monitoring Network (RNMCA), which provides standard air pollution monitoring data, with a total of 30 air quality measurement stations distributed throughout Bucharest and its peripheral areas [37]. In recent decades, the monitoring of air quality in Romania has been also motivated by a mandate imposed by the European Union at the proposal of Greenpeace and ClientEarth [30,[38][39][40].…”

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Spatiotemporal Variability of Urban Air Pollution in Bucharest City

Ilie,

Vasilescu,

Talianu

et al. 2023

Atmosphere

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Urban air pollution is one of the major challenges that cities around the world face. Particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other pollutants are many times over the recommended airborne exposure, generating a strong impact on human health and city well-being. Considering Bucharest as a case study, this study aimed to investigate the patterns of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide concentrations. Multiyear data from the Romanian National Air Quality Monitoring Network were used to investigate spatial and temporal variability. All air pollutants presented a typical bimodal trend during the day, with specific double peaks corresponding to the morning rush hours and nighttime. Spatial variability in NO2 concentrations was observed, with almost double the concentration values in the city center during midday compared with those for the background and industrial areas. A weekly pattern of PM was noticed, with lower concentrations during the weekends in comparison with those during weekdays, more pronounced in the case of PM10 compared with the case of PM2.5. The fine particle fraction presented monthly and seasonal variability, with higher levels during the cold months compared with the warm months, mainly corresponding to the increased household heating. The estimated proportion of mortality attributable to annual exposure to an air PM2.5 above 5 μg/m3 in Bucharest ranged between 7.55% and 8.26%, with the maximum from 2021. By contrast, the estimated proportion of mortality attributable to PM10 and NO2 above 10 μg/m3 was significantly lower, with values around 4%. The results are useful in supporting environmental planning measures to decrease urban air pollution.

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Particulate Matter Status in Romanian Urban Areas: Pm10 Pollution Levels in Bucharest

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Temporal Trend of PM10 and Associated Human Health Risk over the Past Decade in Cluj-Napoca City, Romania

Temporal Trend of PM10 and Associated Human Health Risk over the Past Decade in Cluj-Napoca City, Romania

Human health impact assessment and temporal distribution of trace elements in Copșa Mică- Romania

Spatiotemporal Variability of Urban Air Pollution in Bucharest City

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