Concentration Variability of Water-Soluble Ions during the Acceptable and Exceeded Pollution in an Industrial Region

Barbora Švédová, Helena Raclavská, Marek Kucbel, Jana Růžičková, Konstantin Raclavský, Miroslav Koliba and Dagmar Juchelková
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Barbora Švédová: Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Helena Raclavská: Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Marek Kucbel: Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Jana Růžičková: Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Konstantin Raclavský: Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Miroslav Koliba: Diabetic and podiatric clinic, Frýdecká 936/59, 739 32 Vratimov, Czech Republic
Dagmar Juchelková: Department of Electronics, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-26

Abstract: This study investigates the chemical composition of water-soluble inorganic ions at eight localities situated in the Moravian–Silesian Region (the Czech Republic) at the border with Poland. Water-soluble inorganic ions were monitored in the winter period of 2018 (January, 11 days and February, 5 days). The set was divided into two periods: the acceptable period (the 24-h concentration of PM 10 < 50 µg/m 3 ) and the period with exceeded pollution (PM 10 ? 50 µg/m 3 ). Air quality in the Moravian–Silesian Region and Upper Silesia is among the most polluted in Europe, especially in the winter season when the concentration of PM 10 is repeatedly exceeded. The information on the occurrence and behaviour of water-soluble inorganic ions in the air during the smog episodes in Europe is insufficient. The concentrations of water-soluble ions (chlorides, sulphates, nitrates, ammonium ions, potassium) during the exceeded period are higher by two to three times compared with the acceptable period. The major anions for both acceptable period and exceeded pollution are nitrates. During the period of exceeded pollution, percentages of water-soluble ions in PM 10 decrease while percentages of carbonaceous matter and insoluble particles (fly ash) increase.

Keywords: water-soluble inorganic ions; particulate matter; meteorological parameters; enrichment factor; air pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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