Traffic pollution

The layout of the measuring stations was based on the basic idea of covering typical FUAs in the city of Žilina. There are five measuring stations in the city.

Table: Measurement places, describe of FUAs, measuring devices Libelium Smart Environment

Number Measurement place Device FUAs
1. Univerzitná Street Wifi_AQM_837 Rod traffic, education
2. Štrková Street Wifi_AQM_749 Light industry, road traffic
3. Komenského Street Wifi_AQM_743 Road traffic, habitation
4. A. Hlinka Square Wifi_AQM_748 Walking zone, shopping
5. Košická Street Wifi_AQM_709 Road traffic, industry

 Air pollution measurements were focused on gaseous pollutant: nitrogen dioxide - NO2 and different fractions of particulate matter: PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 in the city of Žilina. Concentrations of pollutants were evaluated as 24-hour averages, i.e. 7 concentration values ​​for each pollutant at each measuring station. The basic task was to compare concentrations of pollutants in different FUAs of Žilina. Measured air pollution may come from a variety of sources located around measuring stations.

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Air pollution measurements have demonstrated the diversity of air quality in different urban areas. The decisive factor of impaired air quality was in particular the presence of road transport as well as meteorological parameters - measuring stations Komenského Street, Košická Street, Štrková Street. In terms of meteorological parameters, the air temperature and the wind speed (scattering conditions) were decisive - the measuring location of Komenská Street, A. Hlinka Square. Wet deposition in the self-cleaning of the atmosphere - Štrková Street (heavy rainfall) also played a big role.

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 Higher particulate concentrations of PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 were measured at measuring locations near roads and at the same time at worse dispersion conditions (low temperatures, low wind speed, inversion). The coarse fraction PM2.5-10 was more represented in the total PM10 fraction at the measurement sites near the roads and more favourable dispersion conditions were present. The fine particle fraction PM2.5 was most represented in the total PM10 fraction measured at the A. Hlinka square where low air temperatures were present and no road transport was present.

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Some initial actions were processed within the solution of activity A.T1.5: Specific air quality measurements and deliverable D.T1.5.2: Report on measuring traffic pollution: setting of measuring devices, creation of an air quality measurement network in Žilina (various FUAs), creation of external database of measured air quality data, location of measuring devices in various FUAs of Žilina, launch air quality measurements at different FUAs in Žilina. These activities were necessary for the subsequent implementation of air quality measurement of road traffic in different FUAs. The first air quality data was obtained, which was analysed and evaluated.