The Inventory of Pollutants Hazardous to the Health of Living Organisms, Emitted by Road Transport in Poland between 1990 and 2017

Katarzyna Bebkiewicz, Zdzisław Chłopek, Jakub Lasocki, Krystian Szczepański and Magdalena Zimakowska-Laskowska
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Katarzyna Bebkiewicz: Institute of Environmental Protection—National Research Institute, National Centre for Emissions Management, 00-805 Warszawa, Poland
Zdzisław Chłopek: Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 02-524 Warszawa, Poland
Jakub Lasocki: Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 02-524 Warszawa, Poland
Krystian Szczepański: Institute of Environmental Protection—National Research Institute, 00-548 Warszawa, Poland
Magdalena Zimakowska-Laskowska: Institute of Environmental Protection—National Research Institute, National Centre for Emissions Management, 00-805 Warszawa, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-12

Abstract: The paper provides the results of the inventory of pollutants hazardous to the health of living organisms, emitted by road transport in Poland between 1990 and 2017. For estimating pollutant emissions from road transport, a standardized methodology was applied, consistent with the guidance of EEA/EMEP Emission Inventory Guidebook 2019 and the COPERT 5 software. The following substances were analyzed: carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter size fractions (total suspended particles—TSP, PM 10 , PM 2.5 ). For the pollutants, emission values averaged over the distance travelled by the road fleet (average specific distance emission) were determined. The results obtained indicated that between 1990 and 2017 the annual pollutant emissions from road vehicles in Poland had an increasing trend concerning TSP (74%), PM 10 (64%), PM 2.5 (52%) and NOx (25%), while the corresponding emissions had a decreasing trend for CO (−117%) and NMVOC (−85%). However, a clear downward trend was found for the average specific distance emissions of all substances throughout the subsequent inventory years: TSP (−28%), PM 10 (−100%), PM 2.5 (−91%), NOx (−84%), CO (−208%) and NMVOC (−173%), which is due to the dynamic progress in the technological advancement of road vehicles.

Keywords: pollutant emission; emission inventory; road transport; road vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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