The Condition of Air Pollution in Krakow, Poland, in 2005-2020, with Health Risk Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Air quality changes with human health risk assessment were investigated. The measurement results obtained by the Regional Environmental Protection Inspectorate (REPI) in Kraków and our deposited particulate-matter (PM) analysis, as well as United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) methodology of risk assessment were used in the study. Annual pollutant contents kept decreasing, with the exception of O3. However, the permissible annual levels were exceeded in the cases of PM10, PM2.5, and NO2. Increased contents of SO2, CO, C6H6, PM10, and PM2.5, as well as of As, Pb, Cd, Ni, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM particles during winter months indicated that house heating was the source of pollution. Due to no significant change in the monthly NO2 contents, this measu

SUBMITTER: Traczyk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503758 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature