Determination of O(3), NO (2), SO (2), CO and PM (10) measured in Belgrade urban area

O(3), NO(2), SO(2), CO and PM(10) concentrations, simultaneously determined for the first time in Belgrade urban area in the autumnal period of 2005, are presented. The obtained results display similar behaviour of SO(2), NO(2), CO, PM(10) opposite from that of O(3). The weekend effect was also inve...

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Published inEnvironmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 145; no. 1-3; p. 349
Main Authors Marković, Dragan M, Marković, Dragan A, Jovanović, Anka, Lazić, Lazar, Mijić, Zoran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.10.2008
Subjects
Air Pollutants - analysis
Carbon Monoxide - analysis
Cluster Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis
Ozone - analysis
Particle Size
Serbia
Sulfur Dioxide - analysis
Urban Health
Serbia
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Summary:O(3), NO(2), SO(2), CO and PM(10) concentrations, simultaneously determined for the first time in Belgrade urban area in the autumnal period of 2005, are presented. The obtained results display similar behaviour of SO(2), NO(2), CO, PM(10) opposite from that of O(3). The weekend effect was also investigated showing diminution of average daily concentrations of SO(2), NO(2), PM(10) and CO for 72, 40, 37 and 42% respectively, and increase of the average daily concentration of O(3) for 56%. Influence of meteorological conditions on observed concentration levels was studied, too. The observed influence of wind speed on the O(3) nightly concentration levels was analyzed pointing to the phenomena of O(3) transport during episodic measurements. To make an identification of possible pollution sources and analyse the influence of meteorological parameters on pollution levels, air back trajectories for high level concentrations episodes were calculated and analysed. A multivariate receptor modelling (Principal Component Analysis, Cluster Analysis) has been applied to a set of data in order to determine the contribution of different sources. It was found that the main principal components, extracted from the air pollution data, were related to gasoline combustion, oil combustion and ozone transport.
ISSN:0167-6369