Assessing the Impact of Wind Speed  and Mixing-Layer Height on Air Quality in Krakow (Poland) in the Years 2014-2015

Oleniacz, Robert; Bogacki, Marek; Szulecka, Adriana; Rzeszutek, Mateusz; Mazur, Marian

doi:10.7862/rb.2016.168

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“…from 0.5 to 1.0 m⋅s -1 leads to decrease in maximum 1-hour PM10 concentrations in the air by up to 60 %. This tendency is observed as well at urban background stations located in Krakow [31,32].…”

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Re-entrained road dust PM10 emission from selected streets of Krakow and its impact on air quality

Bogacki

Mazur

Oleniacz

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Abstract. Scientific research studies conducted in various parts of the world confirm that PM10 concentrations in urban air depend to a great extent on the resuspension processes of the dust deposited on the road surface. The paper presents the results of the study related to the determination of the re-entrained PM10 emissions from four selected streets of Krakow (Southern Poland) together with the assessment of its impact on air quality. Examined streets are characterised by different traffic intensity (from 500 to over 20 000 vehicles per day) and individual vehicle structure. Dust material sampling and estimation of the PM10 emission were conducted according to the U.S. EPA methodology (AP 42 Fifth Edition). Two variants of sample collection were applied: from the road surface including the area at the curb (4 streets) and from the road surface alone (1 street). The estimates of resuspended road dust emission as well as the reference values derived from the U.S. EPA guidelines were used to assess the impact of this emission on the PM10 levels in the air at the location of one of the analysed streets. This assessment was conducted using the CALINE4 mathematical model. The study showed that the PM10 emissions from the re-entrained road dust can be responsible for up to 25 % in the winter and 50 % in the summer of the total PM10 concentrations in the air near the roads.

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Re-entrained road dust PM10 emission from selected streets of Krakow and its impact on air quality

Bogacki

Mazur

Oleniacz

et al. 2018

E3S Web of Conferences

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“…The average annual wind speed measured at the airport meteorological station located outside the city of Krakow in Balice (Krakow IMGW) is about 1.4 m/s higher than in the city centre (Krakow AGH). The average annual wind speed in the area of Krakow at lower altitudes (compared to the meteorological standard) are even smaller and predominantly slightly above 1 m/s [6]. At the meteorological stations Krakow AGH and Tarnow IMGW a much smaller spread of measured wind speed values is observed than at other IMGW stations (Fig.…”

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“…In this city a dense air quality monitoring network was developed and operating as a part of the State Environmental Monitoring [3]. Poor air quality in Krakow, associated with excessive dust concentrations and poor ventilation conditions [6], is observed primarily in the heating season, hence until now it was mainly identified with domestic fuel combustion for heating needs. Meanwhile, the role of these emission sources in the shaping process of air quality in Krakow is becoming more and more marginal due to a long-term program aimed at replacing low-power boilers and furnaces fuelled by coal or wood with more environmentally friendly solutions: gas, electric or grid heating.…”

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A comparative analysis of air pollutant concentrations and inflow trajectories: a case study of selected cities in South-Eastern Poland

2018

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Abstract. The paper presents a comparison of air pollutant concentrations in three cities in South-Eastern Poland (Krakow, Tarnow and Rzeszow) using statistical analyses and backward trajectory modelling (the HYSPLIT model). The analyses were based on particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) levels as well as meteorological data from year 2017. The performed analyses revealed, among others, that the PM10 and SO2 concentrations in the air depend on the season of the year, while the NO2 concentrations are seasonally independent, which is mainly associated with emissions from road transport. Air quality in the analysed cities depends on local meteorological conditions and the structure of emission sources, including the inflowing background. The most unfavourable situation regarding high concentrations of PM10 and NO2 occurs in Krakow. For all analysed urban background stations very similar low SO2 air concentrations are observed which proves the decreasing significance of emissions from coal combustion sources.

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“…Moreover the unfavorable meteorological conditions i.e. the low wind speed and low mixing-layer height worsen the air quality in Kraków, especially in winter months (Oleniacz et al 2016b). Several research projects confirmed high cardiovascular and respiratory system disease incidence, mainly of asthma and allergies (Indulski and Rolecki 1995;Jędrychowski 2000;Jędrychowski et al 1997Jędrychowski et al , 2003Jędrychowski et al , 2015, and increased mortality rates (Katsouyanni et al 1996(Katsouyanni et al , 1997(Katsouyanni et al , 2001Krzy_ zanowski and Wojtyniak 1991;Wiwanitkit 2008).…”

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Assessment of the Kraków inhabitants’ health risk caused by the exposure to inhalation of outdoor air contaminants

Gruszecka‐Kosowska

2016

Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess

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Health risk associated with the exposure to the polluted atmospheric air inhalation was estimated for the residents of Kraków, Poland. The air pollution concentration data were obtained from the air-quality monitoring system of the city in 2007-2016. The carcinogenic risk of the studied subpopulations was not acceptable under the formula of C 6 H 6 [ BaP [ As(PM10) [ Cd(PM10) [ Pb(PM10) [ Ni(PM10). The total carcinogenic risk (Rt) amounted to 3.04E-04 for children, 2.22E-04 for infants, 1.45E-04 for women, and 1.22E-04 for men. The same risk was calculated for the top three locations of the monitoring stations in this respect, within the city of Kraków: Kurdwanów Housing Estate, Nowa Huta district, and Krasińskiego Av. Non-carcinogenic risk in the case of all six monitoring stations and in respect of all the studied subpopulations, resulting from the exposure to PM10 and for NO 2 for all stations in case of children and infants, as well as, for adults at Krasińskiego Av. and Dietla Str. stations was rated medium. For C 6 H 6 in the case of adults, children, and infants the risk was rated low. The total risk (HI) of non-carcinogenic pollution was rated medium and ranged as follows: 6.53 for children, 4.70 for infants, 3.19 for women, and 2.67 for men. That type of risk was decreasing at the station locations as follows: Krasińskiego Av. [ Dietla Str. [ Nowa Huta district [ Kurdwanów Housing Estate [ Złoty Róg Str. [ Piastów Housing Estate.

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Assessing the Impact of Wind Speed and Mixing-Layer Height on Air Quality in Krakow (Poland) in the Years 2014-2015

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References 27 publications

Re-entrained road dust PM10 emission from selected streets of Krakow and its impact on air quality

Re-entrained road dust PM10 emission from selected streets of Krakow and its impact on air quality

A comparative analysis of air pollutant concentrations and inflow trajectories: a case study of selected cities in South-Eastern Poland

Assessment of the Kraków inhabitants’ health risk caused by the exposure to inhalation of outdoor air contaminants

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