Dispersion of atmospheric air pollution in summer and winter season

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 189; no. 12; p. 605
• Main Authors: Cichowicz, Robert, Wielgosiński, Grzegorz, Fetter, Wojciech
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric conditions; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carbon monoxide; Carbon Monoxide - analysis; climate; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring; Heat; Heating; Humidity; Industrial plant emissions; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis; Outdoor air quality; Ozone; Ozone - analysis; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; particulates; Pollutants; Power plants; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Sulfur; Sulfur dioxide; Sulfur Dioxide - analysis; Sulphur; Sulphur dioxide; Summer; Suspended particulate matter; Temperature; Weather; Wind; Wind speed; Winter; Europe; Summer and winter season; Air quality; Dispersion
• ISSN: 0167-6369; 1573-2959; 1573-2959
• DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6319-2

Seasonal variation of air pollution is associated with variety of seasons and specificity of particular months which form the so-called summer and winter season also known as the “heating” season. The occurrence of higher values of air pollution in different months of a year is associated with the type of climate, and accordingly with different atmospheric conditions in particular months, changing state of weather on a given day, and anthropogenic activity. The appearance of these conditions results in different levels of air pollution characteristic for a given period. The study uses data collected during a seven-year period (2009–2015) in the automatic measuring station of immissions located in Eastern Wielkopolska. The analysis concerns the average and maximum values of air pollution (i.e., particulate matter PM10, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone) from the perspective of their occurrence in particular seasons and months or in relation to meteorological actors such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed.