04925nam 2201357z- 450 991055730740332120231220190724.0(CKB)5400000000042782(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76801(EXLCZ)99540000000004278220202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmbient Air Quality in the Czech RepublicBasel, Switzerland :MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,2021.1 electronic resource (330 pages)3-0365-1762-6 3-0365-1761-8 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.ResearchEnvironmental economicsPollution preventionair pollutionair quality1950-2018Czechoslovakiaemissionsaerosolground-level ozoneatmospheric depositionhealth outcomesenvironmental issuesparticlestrafficdispersionPM10pollutionF-gasesgreenhouse gasesglobal warming potentialsubstitutes for ozone depleting substancesCzech Republicmicrosensorsparticle countergas analyzersrelative humiditymixing layer heightceilometersuspended particulate matterCzech-Polish borderurban parksparticulate matternitrogen oxidesozonePM pollutionseasonalitymeteorological conditionssource apportionmentPMF (Positive Matrix Factorization)PM2.5long-term trendsbackground scalelocomotivesnon-road enginesraildiesel-electricreal-world emissionsportable on-board emissions monitoring systemsNOxreal driving emissionsurban canopyweather predictionvalidationPM1 aerosolelementswater-soluble ionsfactor analysisbenzo(a)pyreneambient air concentrationsspatial-temporalpopulation exposuretransboundary transportmeteorological factorsmonitoring stationsPassing-Bablok testregression analysisstatistical modelinganalysis of variancetowerhigh-volume samplerwind-direction-dependent samplingneutron activation analysiselemental compositioncross-border pollution transportAIR BORDERCzech-Polish borderlandsInterregNO2passive samplerDieselgatePraguetraffic volumecitizen sciencepublic policyhealth effectsResearch.Environmental economics.Pollution prevention.Hůnová Iva1958-BOOK9910557307403321Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic3026947UNINA