Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study
Due to negative effects on human health and visibility, atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is a prioritized contaminant for urban air pollution management. Over the past few decades, managing emissions have been a top priority. This paper investigated PM national inventory data and mass concentrati...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-10-01
|
| Series: | Atmosphere |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1793 |
| _version_ | 1827647280088350720 |
|---|---|
| author | Steigvilė Byčenkienė Abdullah Khan Vilma Bimbaitė |
| author_facet | Steigvilė Byčenkienė Abdullah Khan Vilma Bimbaitė |
| author_sort | Steigvilė Byčenkienė |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Due to negative effects on human health and visibility, atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is a prioritized contaminant for urban air pollution management. Over the past few decades, managing emissions have been a top priority. This paper investigated PM national inventory data and mass concentration trends for Lithuania. This analysis considers primary (sum of filterable and condensable) PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> emissions from point, mobile on-road and off-road, industry, agriculture, and waste sectors. In this study, by examining both the emissions and the mass concentrations of PM<sub>10</sub>, the effects of emissions decreasing with a concentration decrease were revealed. The slower decreasing tendency of PM<sub>10</sub> and BC (0.03 Gg/year) than that of PM<sub>2.5</sub> (0.1 Gg/year) should be noted. Furthermore, the correlation analysis also finds that the increase in PM<sub>10</sub> from stationary and mobile combustion sources is closely related to the increase in the contribution to the pollution level. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T19:16:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-3eaed5eaf169476f94491ef08d655f33 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2073-4433 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T19:16:57Z |
| publishDate | 2022-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Atmosphere |
| spelling | doaj.art-3eaed5eaf169476f94491ef08d655f332023-11-24T03:42:17ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-10-011311179310.3390/atmos13111793Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case StudySteigvilė Byčenkienė0Abdullah Khan1Vilma Bimbaitė2SRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Saulėtekio Ave. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, LithuaniaSRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Saulėtekio Ave. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, LithuaniaEnvironmental Protection Agency, A. Juozapavičiaus Str. 9, LT-09311 Vilnius, LithuaniaDue to negative effects on human health and visibility, atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is a prioritized contaminant for urban air pollution management. Over the past few decades, managing emissions have been a top priority. This paper investigated PM national inventory data and mass concentration trends for Lithuania. This analysis considers primary (sum of filterable and condensable) PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> emissions from point, mobile on-road and off-road, industry, agriculture, and waste sectors. In this study, by examining both the emissions and the mass concentrations of PM<sub>10</sub>, the effects of emissions decreasing with a concentration decrease were revealed. The slower decreasing tendency of PM<sub>10</sub> and BC (0.03 Gg/year) than that of PM<sub>2.5</sub> (0.1 Gg/year) should be noted. Furthermore, the correlation analysis also finds that the increase in PM<sub>10</sub> from stationary and mobile combustion sources is closely related to the increase in the contribution to the pollution level.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1793particulate matterblack carbonemissionstrend |
| spellingShingle | Steigvilė Byčenkienė Abdullah Khan Vilma Bimbaitė Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study Atmosphere particulate matter black carbon emissions trend |
| title | Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study |
| title_full | Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study |
| title_short | Impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Emissions on Changes of Their Concentration Levels in Lithuania: A Case Study |
| title_sort | impact of pm sub 2 5 sub and pm sub 10 sub emissions on changes of their concentration levels in lithuania a case study |
| topic | particulate matter black carbon emissions trend |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1793 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT steigvilebycenkiene impactofpmsub25subandpmsub10subemissionsonchangesoftheirconcentrationlevelsinlithuaniaacasestudy AT abdullahkhan impactofpmsub25subandpmsub10subemissionsonchangesoftheirconcentrationlevelsinlithuaniaacasestudy AT vilmabimbaite impactofpmsub25subandpmsub10subemissionsonchangesoftheirconcentrationlevelsinlithuaniaacasestudy |