<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The purpose of the paper was to analyse the trends observed at air monitoring stations in the Malopolska Province - one of the most polluted regions in Poland. The study was carried out on the basis of long-term measurement data registered at five selected stations of automatic monitoring of air quality in the Malopolska Province. Trends evaluation was made on the basis of mean annual concentrations, taken from the database of the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Poland. Separately for each basic air pollutant, such as SO2, NO2, NOx, CO, PM10 and O3, trend lines and their linear equations were determined to illustrate the direction of changes in concentrations. The obtained equations of the trend lines indicate the threat to the environment in the Malopolska Province. Based on the results obtained it can be concluded that for recent years there has been observed the concentration decrease of main air pollutants, except of tropospheric ozone.</abstract>

The purpose of the paper was to analyse the trends observed at air monitoring stations in the Malopolska Province - one of the most polluted regions in Poland. The study was carried out on the basis of long-term measurement data registered at five selected stations of automatic monitoring of air quality in the Malopolska Province. Trends evaluation was made on the basis of mean annual concentrations, taken from the database of the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Poland. Separately for each basic air pollutant, such as SO2, NO2, NOx, CO, PM10 and O3, trend lines and their linear equations were determined to illustrate the direction of changes in concentrations. The obtained equations of the trend lines indicate the threat to the environment in the Malopolska Province. Based on the results obtained it can be concluded that for recent years there has been observed the concentration decrease of main air pollutants, except of tropospheric ozone.

Study of Trends in Concentrations of Basic Air Pollutants in the Malopolska Province

Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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The purpose of the paper was to analyse the trends observed at air monitoring stations in the Malopolska Province - one of the most polluted regions in Poland....

Study of Trends in Concentrations of Basic Air Pollutants in the Malopolska Province

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 567 - 578

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0035

Keywords
air monitoring, Malopolska Province, air pollutants, long-term trends

© 2020 Mariusz Filak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Study of Trends in Concentrations of Basic Air Pollutants in the Malopolska Province

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 567 - 578

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0035

Keywordsair monitoring, Malopolska Province, air pollutants, long-term trends

© 2020 Mariusz Filak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
air monitoring, Malopolska Province, air pollutants, long-term trends