scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN THE AREA OF THE CITY OF ZENICA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 453-461
Author(s):  
Mirnes Durakovic ◽  
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Azrudin Husika ◽  
Halim Prcanovic ◽  
Sanela Beganovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
World Health ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The City

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is the largest single environmental risk to public health. According to the latest estimate of this organization, 9 out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air. The development of industry in the relatively small Zenica valley reflected on air quality in the city of Zenica. The problem of high air pollution due to emissions of pollutants from industrial sources, traffic, and individual furnaces, burning of environmentally unsuitable fuels containing high sulfur and ash content has been present in the City of Zenica for a long time. In addition, the low wind speed during the year, which ranges up to 1.5 m/s, with unfavorable temperature inversions, causes the concentrations of pollutants in the air to reach alarmingly high values in a short period. In the wider area of the City of Zenica, air quality has been monitored since 1978 in the network of stationary stations. The paper presents results of air quality monitoring which are analyzed at the Institute Kemal Kapetanovic in Zenica for the sampling period from 01.01.2019. to 31.12.2020. years. Air quality monitoring included sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM10) at three locations in the wider area of the city of Zenica. In the wider area of the City of Zenica, air quality has been monitored since 1978 in the network of stationary stations. The paper presents the processed results of air quality monitoring which are analyzed at the Institute Kemal Kapetanovic in Zenica for the sampling period from 01.01.2019 to 31.12.2020. The measured concentrations of pollutants in the ambient air indicate that during the heating season, i.e. the winter months, the air quality in the urban and suburban areas of the city of Zenica is very poor. The data show that the highest hourly concentration of sulfur dioxide was recorded in December at the measuring station AMS Tetovo in the amount of 1100.59 µg/m3, which is located in the settlement next to the metallurgical facilities of the industrial zone Zenica.

An assessment of ambient air quality using AQI and exceedance factor for Udaipur City, Rajasthan (India)

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-106
Author(s):  
Porush Kumar ◽  
Kuldeep ◽  
Nilima Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Control Board

Air pollution is a severe issue of concern worldwide due to its most significant environmental risk to human health today. All substances that appear in excessive amounts in the environment, such as PM10, NO2, or SO2, may be associated with severe health problems. Anthropogenic sources of these pollutants are mainly responsible for the deterioration of urban air quality. These sources include stationary point sources, mobile sources, waste disposal landfills, open burning, and similar others. Due to these pollutants, people are at increased risk of various serious diseases like breathing problems and heart disease, and the death rate due to these diseases can also increase. Hence, air quality monitoring is essential in urban areas to control and regulate the emission of these pollutants to reduce the health impacts on human beings. Udaipur has been selected for the assessment of air quality with monitored air quality data. Air quality monitoring stations in Udaipur city are operated by the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) and RSPCB (Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board). The purpose of this study is to characterize the level of urban air pollution through the measurement of PM10, NO2, or SO2 in Udaipur city, Rajasthan (India). Four sampling locations were selected for Udaipur city to assess the effect of urban air pollution and ambient air quality, and it was monitored for a year from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. The air quality index has been calculated with measured values of PM10, NO2, and SO2. The concentration of PM10 is at a critical level of pollution and primarily responsible for bad air quality and high air quality Index in Udaipur city.

scholarly journals Analysis of short-term air quality monitoring data in a coastal area

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 517-531
Author(s):  
Suwimon Kanchanasuta ◽  
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Sirapong Sooktawee ◽  
Natthaya Bunplod ◽  
Aduldech Patpai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Source Area ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
World Health ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Potential Source

<abstract> <p>Short-term air quality monitoring in a coastal area, Naklua Subdistrict, Pattaya, Thailand is an activity to support the designated area under Thailand's sustainable tourism development. This study provided a short-term monitoring data analysis on time series and Bivariate Polar Plot (BVP) to provide the status of air quality and to determine the potential source area of air pollution. The result showed that NO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, CO and PM<sub>10</sub> were not higher than the national air quality standards, while the 24-hour average of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and the 8-hour average of O<sub>3</sub> were slightly higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guideline values. The nighttime PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration was higher than the daytime concentration, and its potential source area is urban areas in the south. However, the daytime O<sub>3</sub> concentration is higher than the nighttime concentration. Its potential source area is from the northwest, where Sichang island is located. This result could be used to support air pollution management by controlling and reducing emissions in the potential source areas as the first priority. Also, the study revealed that the BVP technique could be used to determine the source area of air pollution in the coastal area, where wind circulation is more complex than that over the land.</p> </abstract>

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SENTINEL-5P PERFORMANCE FOR GROUND-LEVEL AIR QUALITY MONITORING: PREPARATORY EXPERIMENTS OVER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN PERIOD

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-3/W1-2020 ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
D. Oxoli ◽  
J. R. Cedeno Jimenez ◽  
M. A. Brovelli
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Lombardy Region

Abstract. Scientific evidence has demonstrated that deterioration of ambient air quality has increased the number of deaths worldwide by appointing air pollution among the most pressing sustainability concerns. In this context, the continuous monitoring of air quality and the modelling of complex air pollution patterns is critical to protect population and ecosystems health. Availability of air quality observations has terrifically improved in the last decades allowing – nowadays – for extensive spatial and temporal resolved analysis at both global and local scale. Satellite remote sensing is mostly accountable for this data availability and is promising to foster air quality monitoring in support of traditional ground sensors measurements. In view of the above, this study compares observations from the Sentinel-5P mission of the European Copernicus Programme (the most recent Earth Observation platform providing open measurements of atmospheric constituents) with traditional ground measurements to investigate their space and time correlations across the Lombardy region (Northern Italy). The correlation analysis focused on nitrogen dioxide. The use of data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed for a parallel exploration of the lockdown effects on nitrogen dioxide emissions. Results show a marked decrease in nitrogen dioxide concentrations during the lockdown and an overall strong positive correlation between satellite and ground sensors observations. These experiments are preparatory for future activities that will focus on the development of satellite-based air quality local prediction models, aiming at improving the granularity of the ground-based information available for air quality monitoring and exposure modelling.

scholarly journals Ambient Air Quality Monitoring: Impetus, Complexities, Challenges and Solutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Rao Tatavarti
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
World Health ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The World ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Health Organization

The poor state of air quality all over the world in general, and across India in particular, is a cause for extreme concern as it is directly and indirectly linked to the deterioration of human health and economies of nations The many complexities and challenges posed by ambient air quality monitoring, prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to suggest a road map for all nations for the year 2020 -to arrive at a consensus for effective air quality monitoring by all stakeholders –nations and governments, regulatory and controlling bodies, NGOs, scientists and researchers and private citizens.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Air Quality in Ljubljana

Dela ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 67-88
Author(s):  
Katja Vintar Mally
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
The City

This article presents the results of research examining perceptions of air quality in the city of Ljubljana based on extensive interviews. Perceptions of air quality are also compared with perceptions of other environmental problems, as well as to data from air quality monitoring in the study area. The findings suggest that residents perceive air pollution as a major environmental problem in the city and that people remain firmly convinced of Ljubljana’s poor air quality despite its overall improvement.

scholarly journals Chemical Characterization and Seasonality of Ambient Particles (PM2.5) in the City Centre of Addis Ababa

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 6998
Author(s):  
Worku Tefera ◽  
Abera Kumie ◽  
Kiros Berhane ◽  
Frank Gilliland ◽  
Alexandra Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Vehicle Emissions ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Rain Season ◽  
The City

Ambient air pollution is a growing public health concern in major African cities, including Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), where little information is available on fine particulate matter (PM2.5, with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 µm) pollution. This paper aims to characterize annual PM2.5, including bulk composition and seasonal patterns, in Addis Ababa. We collected 24-h PM2.5 samples in the central city every 6 days from November 2015 to November 2016. The mean (±SD) daily PM2.5 concentration was 53.8 (±25.0) µg/m3, with 90% of sampled days exceeding the World Health Organization’s guidelines. Principal components were organic matter (OM, 44.5%), elemental carbon (EC, 25.4%), soil dust (13.5%), and SNA (sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium ions, 8.2%). Higher PM2.5 concentrations were observed during the heavy rain season, while crustal dust concentrations ranged from 2.9 to 37.6%, with higher levels during dry months. Meteorological variables, vehicle emissions, biomass fuels, unpaved roads, and construction activity contribute to poor air quality. Compared to the Air Quality Index (AQI), 31% and 36% of observed days were unhealthy for everyone and unhealthy for sensitive groups, respectively. We recommend adopting effective prevention strategies and pursuing research on vehicle emissions, biomass burning, and dust control to curb air pollution in the city.

The Design and Implementation of Monitoring Data Warehouse of Ambient Air Quality

2012 ◽  
Vol 424-425 ◽  
pp. 616-620
Author(s):  
Rui Lian Hou ◽  
Ai Mei Dong ◽  
Xiu Fang Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Modeling Theory ◽  
The City

This paper provides the schemata and arithmetic of the city ambient air quality monitoring data warehouse. And describes the Modeling Theory and Method for Constructing Fact Table of Data Warehouse,;At last The implementation of the CAQMADW prototype validates the feasibility of domain data model

Methodological Approaches to Optimizing Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programs within the Framework of the Federal Clean Air Project (on the example of Nizhny Tagil)

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
VB Gurvich ◽  
DN Kozlovskikh ◽  
IA Vlasov ◽  
IV Chistyakova ◽  
SV Yarushin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Methodological Approaches

ntroduction: One of the key socially significant results of implementing the Federal Clean Air Project is the maximum possible mitigation of inhalation health risks by achieving the target rate of reducing emissions (by 20 % against the level of 2017) in a number of cities included in the federal project as priority areas. Materials and methods: Ambient air pollution monitoring as a measure of this accomplishment is indispensable both for verification of applying the model to estimating surface concentrations of pollutants, assessing health risks, and evaluating changes in ambient air quality. For the objectivity of such assessments, it is fundamental to determine the list of priority health-threatening air pollutants, to select monitoring sites that best characterize population exposure to these chemicals, and to plan air quality monitoring programs setting sampling frequency and volume. Results: The article presents the results of implementing methodological approaches adopted by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance in the Sphere of Consumer Rights and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) to optimize ambient air quality monitoring within the framework of solving the tasks of the Federal Clean Air Project in the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region, in 2019. The Nizhny Tagil air quality monitoring program for 2020 has been developed and tested. This program, in conjunction with similar programs carried out by the Russian Federal Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Service (Roshydromet) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Sverdlovsk Region and taking into account their implementation over the past five years, helps provide implementers of the federal project with air pollution data to address its key challenges. Conclusions: The adopted ambient air quality monitoring program implemented in Nizhny Tagil in 2020 by the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Sverdlovsk Region meets terms and requirements of the Federal Clean Air Project.

Hygienic Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Chita, a Priority Area of the Federal Clean Air Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
SV Klein ◽  
EV Popova
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
The City ◽  
Fold Excess

Introduction: The article is devoted to poor ambient air quality in some cities of the Russian Federation, one the most important social and environmental issues of today. The city of Chita is a priority area in term of ambient air pollution included in the Federal Clean Air Project of the National Ecology Project. Our objective was to assess air quality in residential areas of the city for a further improvement of the ambient air quality monitoring system and air quality action planning. Materials and methods: We analyzed the results of measuring ambient air quality at the monitoring sites of the government environmental monitoring system for 2014–2018 and statistical data on the volume and composition of industrial emissions. The spatial analysis of the impact of enterprises on residential areas was carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor). Results and discussion: We established high concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene (up to a 10.5-fold excess of the average daily maximum permissible concentration (MPC)), particulate matter (up to a 1.63-fold excess of the average daily MPC and a 11.4-fold excess of the single MPC), nitrogen dioxide (up to a 1.18-fold excess of the average daily MPC), hydrogen sulfide (up to a 11.94-fold excess of the single MPC), phenol, soot, and some other hazardous air contaminants. We determined priority sources of anthropogenic emissions and other factors contributing to poor air quality in Chita. Conclusions: Our findings indicate the necessity to enhance the existing ambient air quality monitoring network and programs, to assess spatial distribution of resulting exposure levels and population health risks, and to decide on the adequacy of the air quality action planning in the city of Chita in accordance with the comprehensive plan.

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