The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution
Combustion processes, including the use of solid fuels for residential heating, are a widespread custom for many households. Residential heating is a significant source of ambient air pollution, yet it varies greatly by geography, meteorologic conditions, the prevalence of the type of solid fuel and...
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| author | Silvie Koval Jiri Vytisk Jana Ruzickova Helena Raclavska Hana Skrobankova Lucie Hellebrandova |
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| description | Combustion processes, including the use of solid fuels for residential heating, are a widespread custom for many households. Residential heating is a significant source of ambient air pollution, yet it varies greatly by geography, meteorologic conditions, the prevalence of the type of solid fuel and the technologies used. This study evaluates whether residential heating affects the air quality through modelling three given scenarios of solid fuel boiler exchange at selected locations and comparing the results with measured data. The findings of this study suggest that according to the modelled data, the main air pollution contributor is residential heating since Dolni Lhota (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 44.13 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>) and Kravare (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 43.98 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>) are locations with no industry in contrast to heavily industrial Vratimov (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 34.38 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>), which were modelled for the heating season situation. Nevertheless, actual measurements of PM<sub>10</sub> during the same period suggest that the average levels of air pollution were significantly higher than the modelled values for Dolni Lhota by 64% and for Kravare by 51%. Thus, it was assumed that PM long-range or/and transboundary transports were involved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8290f35b03c438eaf016e3ec5d2a68d2023-11-21T23:35:23ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-06-011112540010.3390/app11125400The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air PollutionSilvie Koval0Jiri Vytisk1Jana Ruzickova2Helena Raclavska3Hana Skrobankova4Lucie Hellebrandova5Centre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicE-Expert, Spol. s.r.o., Mrstikova 883/3, 70900 Ostrava, Czech RepublicCentre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCentre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCentre ENET—Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicPublic Health Institute Ostrava, Partyzanske Namesti 2633/7, 70200 Ostrava, Czech RepublicCombustion processes, including the use of solid fuels for residential heating, are a widespread custom for many households. Residential heating is a significant source of ambient air pollution, yet it varies greatly by geography, meteorologic conditions, the prevalence of the type of solid fuel and the technologies used. This study evaluates whether residential heating affects the air quality through modelling three given scenarios of solid fuel boiler exchange at selected locations and comparing the results with measured data. The findings of this study suggest that according to the modelled data, the main air pollution contributor is residential heating since Dolni Lhota (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 44.13 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>) and Kravare (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 43.98 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>) are locations with no industry in contrast to heavily industrial Vratimov (daily average of PM<sub>10</sub> = 34.38 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>), which were modelled for the heating season situation. Nevertheless, actual measurements of PM<sub>10</sub> during the same period suggest that the average levels of air pollution were significantly higher than the modelled values for Dolni Lhota by 64% and for Kravare by 51%. Thus, it was assumed that PM long-range or/and transboundary transports were involved.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5400residential heatingboilerair pollutionPM<sub>10</sub>dispersion modellong-range transport |
| spellingShingle | Silvie Koval Jiri Vytisk Jana Ruzickova Helena Raclavska Hana Skrobankova Lucie Hellebrandova The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution Applied Sciences residential heating boiler air pollution PM<sub>10</sub> dispersion model long-range transport |
| title | The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution |
| title_full | The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution |
| title_short | The Impact of Solid Fuel Residential Boilers Exchange on Particulate Matter Air Pollution |
| title_sort | impact of solid fuel residential boilers exchange on particulate matter air pollution |
| topic | residential heating boiler air pollution PM<sub>10</sub> dispersion model long-range transport |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5400 |
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