An Assessment of the On-Road Mobile Sources Contribution to Particulate Matter Air Pollution by AERMOD Dispersion Model
On-road mobile sources of emissions make important contributions to particulate matter pollution (PM<sub>2.5</sub>–PM<sub>10</sub>) in cities. The quantification of such pollution is, however, highly challenging due to the number of interacting factors that affect emissions s...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | On-road mobile sources of emissions make important contributions to particulate matter pollution (PM<sub>2.5</sub>–PM<sub>10</sub>) in cities. The quantification of such pollution is, however, highly challenging due to the number of interacting factors that affect emissions such as vehicle category, emission standard, vehicle speed and weather conditions. The proper identification of individual sources of emission is particularly necessary for air quality management areas. In this study, we estimated exhaust and non-exhaust traffic-related PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> contributions to total ambient pollution in Banská Bystrica (Slovak republic) by simulation based on the AERMOD dispersion model. Emission rates of particular vehicle categories were obtained through vehicle population statistics, traffic data survey and emission factors from the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook. Continuous PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> data from air quality monitoring stations were analysed for the years 2019–2020 and compared with modelled concentrations. The annual concentration values of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> in the study area reached 16.71 μg/m<sup>3</sup> and 15.57 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. We found that modelled PM<sub>2.5</sub> peak concentration values exceeded the WHO air quality guideline annual mean limit. Traffic-related PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> contributions to ambient pollution at the reference point located nearby to a busy traffic route were approximately 25% and 17%, respectively. The reference point located outside the main transport corridors showed an approximately 11% contribution, both for PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> concentrations. The simulations showed that PM pollution is greatly contributed to by on-road mobile sources of emissions in the study area, and especially non-exhaust emissions, which require serious attention in association with their health impacts and the selection of Banská Bystrica as an air quality management area. |
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