AEROSOL PARTICLE NUMBER, MASS AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR STEELWORKS: CASE STUDY OF OSTRAVA-RADVANICE AND BARTOVICE DISTRICT

Abstract

The development of metallurgic industry and coke ovens leads to heavy air pollution in the Moravian-Silesian region. In Ostrava Radvanice and Bartovice district The PM10 annual limits are exceeded in 2002-2013, particularly in winter (87 exceedings in 2013) and B[a]P is 10 times higher than the EU limits .Because of the alarming situation, a complete air pollution investigation is needed.

This study reports field campaign results on: (1) aerosol particle number and mass concentrations, and (2) aerosol particle size distributions in the airshed of the residential district of Ostrava Radvanice and Bartovice. Based on the experimental data and in accordance with the literature, we may conclude that the higher particle number and mass concentrations and the higher gases concentrations may be attributed to the plume originating at the steelworks and passing above the station.