Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic

Ambient air quality in the present-day Czech Republic (CR), one of the two succession countries of Czechoslovakia post-1993, was perceived as a major problem with severe human health and environmental consequences, particularly between the 1970s and 1990s. Since that time, the ambient air quality in...

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description Ambient air quality in the present-day Czech Republic (CR), one of the two succession countries of Czechoslovakia post-1993, was perceived as a major problem with severe human health and environmental consequences, particularly between the 1970s and 1990s. Since that time, the ambient air quality in the CR has improved substantially, due to newly introduced stringent legislation and technical countermeasures. Nevertheless, there are still activities which represent significant emission sources, such as local heating and increased vehicle travel through communities. After a substantial decrease in emissions in both the CR and its neighbouring countries, the levels of some ambient air pollutants from the 2000s are still not satisfactory. In this respect, aerosol, ground-level ozone, and benzo[a]pyrene remain major problems, as they do elsewhere in Europe. The book provides a valuable update both on time trends and spatial changes in ambient air quality, and highlights the recent activities in both monitoring and modelling of principle ambient air pollutants in the CR.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-768012024-03-28T03:31:54Z Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic Hůnová, Iva air pollution air quality 1950–2018 Czechoslovakia emissions aerosol ground-level ozone atmospheric deposition health outcomes environmental issues particles traffic dispersion PM10 pollution F-gases greenhouse gases global warming potential substitutes for ozone depleting substances Czech Republic microsensors particle counter gas analyzers relative humidity mixing layer height ceilometer suspended particulate matter Czech-Polish border urban parks particulate matter nitrogen oxides ozone PM pollution seasonality meteorological conditions source apportionment PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization) PM2.5 long-term trends background scale locomotives non-road engines rail diesel-electric real-world emissions portable on-board emissions monitoring systems NOx real driving emissions urban canopy weather prediction validation PM1 aerosol elements water-soluble ions factor analysis benzo(a)pyrene ambient air concentrations spatial-temporal population exposure transboundary transport meteorological factors monitoring stations Passing–Bablok test regression analysis statistical modeling analysis of variance tower high-volume sampler wind-direction-dependent sampling neutron activation analysis elemental composition cross-border pollution transport AIR BORDER Czech-Polish borderlands Interreg NO2 passive sampler Dieselgate Prague traffic volume citizen science public policy health effects n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control Ambient air quality in the present-day Czech Republic (CR), one of the two succession countries of Czechoslovakia post-1993, was perceived as a major problem with severe human health and environmental consequences, particularly between the 1970s and 1990s. Since that time, the ambient air quality in the CR has improved substantially, due to newly introduced stringent legislation and technical countermeasures. Nevertheless, there are still activities which represent significant emission sources, such as local heating and increased vehicle travel through communities. After a substantial decrease in emissions in both the CR and its neighbouring countries, the levels of some ambient air pollutants from the 2000s are still not satisfactory. In this respect, aerosol, ground-level ozone, and benzo[a]pyrene remain major problems, as they do elsewhere in Europe. The book provides a valuable update both on time trends and spatial changes in ambient air quality, and highlights the recent activities in both monitoring and modelling of principle ambient air pollutants in the CR. 2022-01-11T13:42:37Z 2022-01-11T13:42:37Z 2021 book ONIX_20220111_9783036517629_536 9783036517629 9783036517612 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76801 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4250 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4250 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1761-2 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1761-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036517629 9783036517612 330 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle air pollution
air quality
1950–2018
Czechoslovakia
emissions
aerosol
ground-level ozone
atmospheric deposition
health outcomes
environmental issues
particles
traffic
dispersion
PM10
pollution
F-gases
greenhouse gases
global warming potential
substitutes for ozone depleting substances
Czech Republic
microsensors
particle counter
gas analyzers
relative humidity
mixing layer height
ceilometer
suspended particulate matter
Czech-Polish border
urban parks
particulate matter
nitrogen oxides
ozone
PM pollution
seasonality
meteorological conditions
source apportionment
PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization)
PM2.5
long-term trends
background scale
locomotives
non-road engines
rail
diesel-electric
real-world emissions
portable on-board emissions monitoring systems
NOx
real driving emissions
urban canopy
weather prediction
validation
PM1 aerosol
elements
water-soluble ions
factor analysis
benzo(a)pyrene
ambient air concentrations
spatial-temporal
population exposure
transboundary transport
meteorological factors
monitoring stations
Passing–Bablok test
regression analysis
statistical modeling
analysis of variance
tower
high-volume sampler
wind-direction-dependent sampling
neutron activation analysis
elemental composition
cross-border pollution transport
AIR BORDER
Czech-Polish borderlands
Interreg
NO2
passive sampler
Dieselgate
Prague
traffic volume
citizen science
public policy
health effects
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title_full Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title_fullStr Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title_full_unstemmed Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title_short Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic
title_sort ambient air quality in the czech republic
topic air pollution
air quality
1950–2018
Czechoslovakia
emissions
aerosol
ground-level ozone
atmospheric deposition
health outcomes
environmental issues
particles
traffic
dispersion
PM10
pollution
F-gases
greenhouse gases
global warming potential
substitutes for ozone depleting substances
Czech Republic
microsensors
particle counter
gas analyzers
relative humidity
mixing layer height
ceilometer
suspended particulate matter
Czech-Polish border
urban parks
particulate matter
nitrogen oxides
ozone
PM pollution
seasonality
meteorological conditions
source apportionment
PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization)
PM2.5
long-term trends
background scale
locomotives
non-road engines
rail
diesel-electric
real-world emissions
portable on-board emissions monitoring systems
NOx
real driving emissions
urban canopy
weather prediction
validation
PM1 aerosol
elements
water-soluble ions
factor analysis
benzo(a)pyrene
ambient air concentrations
spatial-temporal
population exposure
transboundary transport
meteorological factors
monitoring stations
Passing–Bablok test
regression analysis
statistical modeling
analysis of variance
tower
high-volume sampler
wind-direction-dependent sampling
neutron activation analysis
elemental composition
cross-border pollution transport
AIR BORDER
Czech-Polish borderlands
Interreg
NO2
passive sampler
Dieselgate
Prague
traffic volume
citizen science
public policy
health effects
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
topic_facet air pollution
air quality
1950–2018
Czechoslovakia
emissions
aerosol
ground-level ozone
atmospheric deposition
health outcomes
environmental issues
particles
traffic
dispersion
PM10
pollution
F-gases
greenhouse gases
global warming potential
substitutes for ozone depleting substances
Czech Republic
microsensors
particle counter
gas analyzers
relative humidity
mixing layer height
ceilometer
suspended particulate matter
Czech-Polish border
urban parks
particulate matter
nitrogen oxides
ozone
PM pollution
seasonality
meteorological conditions
source apportionment
PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization)
PM2.5
long-term trends
background scale
locomotives
non-road engines
rail
diesel-electric
real-world emissions
portable on-board emissions monitoring systems
NOx
real driving emissions
urban canopy
weather prediction
validation
PM1 aerosol
elements
water-soluble ions
factor analysis
benzo(a)pyrene
ambient air concentrations
spatial-temporal
population exposure
transboundary transport
meteorological factors
monitoring stations
Passing–Bablok test
regression analysis
statistical modeling
analysis of variance
tower
high-volume sampler
wind-direction-dependent sampling
neutron activation analysis
elemental composition
cross-border pollution transport
AIR BORDER
Czech-Polish borderlands
Interreg
NO2
passive sampler
Dieselgate
Prague
traffic volume
citizen science
public policy
health effects
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQK Pollution control
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