Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics
The article focuses on the problem of atmospheric pollution in urban areas caused by particulate matter, which is a problem for most industrial cities. The work aims to assess air pollution by particulate matter PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>; determine the composition...
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| description | The article focuses on the problem of atmospheric pollution in urban areas caused by particulate matter, which is a problem for most industrial cities. The work aims to assess air pollution by particulate matter PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>; determine the composition of airborne dust in a zone free of any industrial activity; obtain statistical characteristics of dust distribution in the atmospheric air of urbanized areas according to granulometric characteristics. The issues of PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> presence in the atmospheric air of urban and industrial centers in major European cities were analyzed. The degree of air pollution by PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> in the autumn-winter season 2020–2021 in Chelyabinsk city was assessed by gravimetry, considering the air quality standards valid in Russia and the European Union. It was found that the average concentration of particulate matter in the air of the urbanized areas of Chelyabinsk in the six months of the autumn-winter period 2020–2021 was 83 µg/m<sup>3</sup> and exceeded the MPC (maximum permissible concentration) 2.1 times. The average value of the concentration of fine dust fractions for six months of the study period was 67 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, exceeding the MPC by 2.7 times. The obtained results indicate that there is a big problem of pollution, therefore it is important to apply the necessary actions to restore the state of air quality standards, which do not cause health risks to the population exposed to ultrafine particulate matter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e7650fa23bc4dbb93f94b0dc3534dd92023-11-24T03:42:26ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-10-011311180210.3390/atmos13111802Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric CharacteristicsAndrey Kozlov0Dmitry Gura1Anastasia Repeva2Richard Lushkov3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Russian State Agrarian University-Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow 127434, RussiaDepartment of Cadastre and Geoengineering, Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar 350072, RussiaDepartment of Urban Planning, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (National Research University), Moscow 117403, RussiaDepartment of Orthopedic Dentistry of the Institute of Dentistry E.V. Borovsky, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow 109377, RussiaThe article focuses on the problem of atmospheric pollution in urban areas caused by particulate matter, which is a problem for most industrial cities. The work aims to assess air pollution by particulate matter PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>; determine the composition of airborne dust in a zone free of any industrial activity; obtain statistical characteristics of dust distribution in the atmospheric air of urbanized areas according to granulometric characteristics. The issues of PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> presence in the atmospheric air of urban and industrial centers in major European cities were analyzed. The degree of air pollution by PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> in the autumn-winter season 2020–2021 in Chelyabinsk city was assessed by gravimetry, considering the air quality standards valid in Russia and the European Union. It was found that the average concentration of particulate matter in the air of the urbanized areas of Chelyabinsk in the six months of the autumn-winter period 2020–2021 was 83 µg/m<sup>3</sup> and exceeded the MPC (maximum permissible concentration) 2.1 times. The average value of the concentration of fine dust fractions for six months of the study period was 67 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, exceeding the MPC by 2.7 times. The obtained results indicate that there is a big problem of pollution, therefore it is important to apply the necessary actions to restore the state of air quality standards, which do not cause health risks to the population exposed to ultrafine particulate matter.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1802particulate matterfine dustPM<sub>10</sub>PM<sub>2.5</sub>air pollutionenvironment |
| spellingShingle | Andrey Kozlov Dmitry Gura Anastasia Repeva Richard Lushkov Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics Atmosphere particulate matter fine dust PM<sub>10</sub> PM<sub>2.5</sub> air pollution environment |
| title | Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics |
| title_full | Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics |
| title_short | Assessing Air Pollution and Determining the Composition of Airborne Dust in Urbanized Areas: Granulometric Characteristics |
| title_sort | assessing air pollution and determining the composition of airborne dust in urbanized areas granulometric characteristics |
| topic | particulate matter fine dust PM<sub>10</sub> PM<sub>2.5</sub> air pollution environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1802 |
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