17-Year study on the chemical composition of rain, snow and sleet in very dusty air (Krakow, Poland)

Kotowski, Tomasz; Motyka, Jacek; Knap, Wiesław; Bielewski, Jarosław

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124543

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“…In the period from 2019 to 2020, a significant decrease in the average values of most physio-chemical parameters (with sufficient data collection) was observed, and those were (in brackets: mean values for the spring of 2019 and the winter of 2020, respectively, in mg/L, unless otherwise stated): EC (31.3, 19.6 µS/cm), N-NO 3 (0.337, 0.202), P-PO 4 (0.081, 0.023), Ag (0.0336, <LOQ), Al (0.0158, <LOQ), Ba (0.0049, 0.0030), Mo (0.0106, <LOQ), Pb (0.0051, <LOQ), and Sb (0.0016, <LOQ). Our results are in line with research by Kotowski et al [22] that indicated a constant decrease in the concentration of chemical components in air and precipitation in Kraków between 1996 and 2017. In addition, the results obtained by Traczyk and Gruszecka-Kosowska [33] revealed the improvement of air quality in Kraków between 2005 and 2020.…”

Section: Contents Of Pollutants In Roof Runoffsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Contamination of roof runoff might be an issue, especially in urban areas where the air quality is often poor due to road traffic effects and local pollution-emission sources [19][20][21]. As air humidity and wet deposition decrease the contents of pollutants in ambient air [19], they may further cause contamination of rainfall [22,23]. Air and precipitation pollutant concentrations may be augmented by various groups of contaminants that negatively affect human health.…”

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Chemistry and Microbiology of Urban Roof Runoff in Kraków, Poland with Ecological and Health Risk Implications

2020

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Urban rainwater samples, collected in various districts of Kraków during the period from the spring of 2019 to the winter of 2020, were investigated, and relevant risk implications were assessed. The contents of 31 components were determined, including: bacteria, fungi, pH, EC, Cl-, N-NO3, P-PO4, SO42-, SiO2, K, Mg, Ag, Al, Ba, Ca, Cu, K, Mg, Mo, Na, Pb, Sb, and Zn. The highest contents of the investigated elements were determined in the industrial (eastern) part of Kraków. The values of toxicity potential were <1, indicating a lack of ecological risk. The value of contamination degree indicated moderate rainwater contamination in all analyzed elements (Cdeg = 9.44). The total non-carcinogenic risk values, in both adults (hazard quotient (HQ) = 1.38) and children (HQ = 2.54), exceeded the acceptable level of one. Regarding individual elements in dermal contact, the acceptable level of 1 × 10−6 was exceeded in Pb (adults carcinogenic risk (CR) = 4.87 × 10−5, children CR = 2.23 × 10−5). The contents of the analyzed chemical compounds did not exceed the permissible levels adopted for drinking water; however, rainwater was significantly contaminated with respect to its microbiological parameters. Rainwater was suitable for non-potable use.

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Section: Contents Of Pollutants In Roof Runoffsupporting

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Chemistry and Microbiology of Urban Roof Runoff in Kraków, Poland with Ecological and Health Risk Implications

2020

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“…Zanieczyszczenia pochodzące z atmosfery i dostarczane z opadem atmosferycznym do geoekosystemu zlewni Różanego Strumienia miały wpływ na kształtowanie się składu chemicznego wody na kolejnych etapach jej obiegu. Na "wejściu" do geoekosystemu, z opadem dostarczane były do powierzchni terenu różne zanieczyszczenia pochodzące z atmosfery, na co wcześniej zwracali już uwagę Szép et al (2018), Keresztesi et al (2020) i Kotowski et al (2020). Z kolei główny udział w materiale rozpuszczonym i odprowadzanym z obszaru zlewni Różanego Strumienia miały składniki związane z procesami wietrzenia chemicznego .…”

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Wielkość dostawy wybranych zanieczyszczeń atmosferycznych i ich wpływ na jakość wód w zurbanizowanej zlewni Różanego Strumienia w Poznaniu w latach hydrologicznych 2016‑2020 = The level of supply of selected atmospheric pollutants and their impact on water quality in the urban catchment of Różany Strumień in Poznan, Poland, in hydrological years 2016‑2020

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The main aim of the work detailed here was to identify the level and composition of selected atmospheric pollutants supplied mainly with precipitation to the urbanized Różany Strumień catchment in Poznań, Poland; and to determine their impact on the chemical composition of water at subsequent stages of its circulation. The research was conducted in the hydrological years 2016-2020 as part of the Integrated Monitoring of the Natural Environment in Poland (ZMŚP) program, using the infrastructure of the ZMŚP’s "Poznań-Morasko" Base Station – of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań – the first such Base Station to be located within the boundaries of a large urban agglomeration. A key finding concerned a positive ion balance among nutrients supplied as a result of human activity (e.g. through fertiliser use) – involving NO3-, NH4+ and K+. Remaining chemical components (denudation ions) present in the waters circulating in the catchment are in turn characterised by a negative balance.

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“…Sulphur is also present, as the only element or as a component in most of the analysed attached particles. The presence of this element might be associated generally with air pollution and wet deposition components [62].…”

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Airborne Microplastic in the Atmospheric Deposition, How to Identify and Quantify the Threat? Novel Semi-quantitative Approach based on Kraków Case Study

Jarosz¹,

Janus²,

Wądrzyk³

et al. 2022

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Airborne microplastic (MP) is an emerging pollutant, still under-characterised and insufficiently understood. Detailed description of MP air pollution is crucial as it has been identified in human lungs and remote locations, highlighting atmosphere as medium of MP dispersion and transportation. The lack of standardization of methods for measuring and further monitoring of the MP pollution is an obstacle towards the assessment of health risks. Since the first recognition of MP presence in the atmosphere of Krakow in 2019, this research was conducted to further characterise and develop the methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of airborne MP (ATR-FTIR, Pyr-GC-MS, SEM-EDS) and pre-treatment of samples.The data was gathered in seven cycles, from June 2019 to February 2020. Methods used in the study allowed the identification and analysis of the changing ratio of the different types of synthetic polymers identified in the atmospheric fallout (LDPE, Nyl-66, PE, PET, PP, PUR). Observations of interactions between MP particles and environment were made with analyses of surface changes due to the degradation. Mineral phases attached to the MPs’ surfaces, with some of the inorganic contaminants transported on these surfaces, determined to also be of anthropogenic origin.Methodology proposed in this study, allows further characterisation of MP from multiple locations to provide highly comparable data, leading to the identification of the sources of this phenomenon, as well as seasonal changes.

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17-Year study on the chemical composition of rain, snow and sleet in very dusty air (Krakow, Poland)

Cited by 14 publications

References 59 publications

Chemistry and Microbiology of Urban Roof Runoff in Kraków, Poland with Ecological and Health Risk Implications

Chemistry and Microbiology of Urban Roof Runoff in Kraków, Poland with Ecological and Health Risk Implications

Airborne Microplastic in the Atmospheric Deposition, How to Identify and Quantify the Threat? Novel Semi-quantitative Approach based on Kraków Case Study

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