Comparison of Eu Framework and Daughter Directives and Current Serbian Legislation on Air Pollution Monitoring

This paper discusses the air quality control in the current legislation of the Republic of Serbia and compares it with the relevant EU legislation, Framework and Daughter Directives of the air quality monitoring and management. QA/QC components, instrumentation and methodologies of the air quality control in RS are not yet structured and harmonized with EU requirements. The limit and target values for air pollutants notified in EU legislation may be partly comparable with relevant requirements in RS legislation

Seasonal Trends of Benzo(A)Pyrene in Suspended Particulate Matter in Urban Areas of Belgrade, Serbia

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified to be one of the major toxic air pollutants in urban environment PAHs are mostly formed during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic material According to Serbian National Legislation, benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) concentration in total suspended particles (TSP) in ambient air in the Belgrade metropolitan area has been determined in the last ten years, as a part of a local air pollution monitoring program performed by the Public Health Institute of Belgrade and funded by Belgrades Municipality Air samples for analysis of BaP in suspended particles have been collected (as 24 h sample once per month) at selected monitoring sites within the municipal air quality monitoring network At the beginning, according to National Regulation, all samples were taken as total suspended particles (TSP) Since mid-2008, the procedure of sampling methodology was harmonized with EU requirements and solid fraction PM(10) has been collected and analyzed using GC/MS In this study, we have analyzed results of TSP collected between 2005 and 2008 Looking through the results obtained during the period of a whole year, it can be noticed that concentrations of BaP were much higher during winter season at almost all measuring site

Variations of Pm10 Mass Concentrations and Correlations with Other Pollutants in Belgrade Urban Area

In this paper, we present the PM10 levels measured at an urban residential background site in New Belgrade in Omladinskih Brigada Street, at 15 m height (roof) The aerosol samples were collected using a European standard sampler in four seasonal campaigns conducted in autumn Nov 13-Dec 03 2007 winter Feb 07-28, 2008 spring May 06-28, 2008 and summer July 17-August 15 2008 The results were compared with PM10 mass concentrations measured with a Horiba automatic station at street level at the same sampling site and at three more sites within the Belgrade municipal monitoring network The results show that the PM10 values in the Belgrade urban area were high during autumn and winter campaigns (heating season) with a number of samples exceeding the 24-h limit value of 50 mu g m(3) On the roof station, a maximum daily value of 209 mu g m(3) was measured in the autumn campaign, with 14 values out of 20 measurements exceeding the 24-h limit In winter, 14 out of 19 measurements exceeded the limit, with a maximum value of 196 mu g m(3) During the spring campaign, the number of exceedances was three out of 22 All values during the summer campaign were below 50 mu g m(3) The roof station equipped with the European Standard instrument showed systematically higher values than the street-level automatic monitor PM10 values at all sites followed the same trend The highest concentrations at all monitoring sites were observed during the autumn, Nov 20-25, 2007, and winter, Feb 19-23, 200

Physical and chemical characterization of the particulate matter suspended in aerosols from the urban area of Belgrade

Within this study, attempts were made to characterize the coarse and fine particulate aerosol fractions in urban area of Belgrade and define the inorganic chemical composition of the aerosol fractions. For this purpose, daily deposits Of PM(10), PM(2.5) and PM(1) aerosol fractions were collected during spring and autumn sampling periods in 2007 and analyzed for the PM mass concentrations, trace elements and secondary ions. The results obtained in the two campaigns showed average daily mass concentrations of 37 and 44 mu g/m(3) for PM(10), 22 and 23 mu g/m(3) for PM(2.5) and 15 and 17 mu g/m(3) for the finest particulate matter fraction PM(1) with the maximums exceeding the limit values set by the EU air quality regulations. A correlation with the gas-phase ambient air pollutants SO(2), NO(2) and O(3) was found and is discussed. The concentrations of trace elements (Mg, Al, K, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Sb, Ba, Tl, Pb and Th) and secondary ions (NO(3)(-), SO(4)(2-), NH(4)(+), K(+), Ca(2+) and Na(+)) determined in the PM(10), PM(2.5) and PM(1) aerosol fractions showed levels and distributions indicating soil and traffic-related sources as the main pollution sources. This study was conducted as the first step of PM assessment in order to point out main air pollution sources and suggest a remedy strategy specific for this region

COMPARISON OF EU FRAMEWORK AND DAUGHTER DIRECTIVES AND CURRENT SERBIAN LEGISLATION ON AIR

This paper discusses the air quality control in the current legislation of the Republic of Serbia and compares it with the relevant EU legislation, Framework and Daughter Directives of the air quality monitoring and management. QA/QC components, instrumentation and methodologies of the air quality control in RS are not yet structured and harmonized with EU requirements. The limit and target values for air pollutants notified in EU legislation may be partly comparable with relevant requirements in RS legislation

Seasonal Variation of Benzo(A)Pyrene in Suspended-Particle in Belgrade City, Serbia

20th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, Oct 12-16, 2008, Pasadena, C

Seasonal Variation of Benzo(A)Pyrene in Suspended-Particle in Belgrade City, Serbia

20th Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, Oct 12-16, 2008, Pasadena, C

Comparison of sources of urban ambient particle bound PAHs between non-heating seasons 2009 and 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia

Exposure to increased cconcentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is associated with adverse health problems and specifically with carcinogenic and mutagenic effects. The major PAH sources outdoors are: stationary sources from industry (power plants, incineration, local industry) and domestic sources as the residential heating, burning and pyrolysis of coal, oil, gas, garbage, wood, or other organic substances mobile emissions (diesel and petrol engines), biomass burning and agricultural activities (e.g., open burning of brushwood, straw, stubble). The aim of this study was to assess potential differences in particle-bound PAH levels and source contribution between summer 2009 and 2012 sampling campaigns done at same location in Belgrade urban area. The sampling location is considered representative for a mix of residential, business and industrial areas of New Belgrade, an urban area that has been under rapid development. The average concentrations of PM10 are slightly higher in summer 2012 than in 2009. PM-bound PAH follow the same trend as the PM indicating an increasing strength of PAH sources relative to all PM sources. Appling Positive Matrix Factorization, three potential sources of PAHs in the atmosphere were distinguished: (1) stationary sources, (2) traffic (diesel and gasoline vehicle exhaust) and (3) local open burning sources (OBS). The analysis confirmed higher contribution of traffic and lower of OBS in summer 2012 than in 2009, reflecting higher traffic volumes and absence of or lower local OBS emissions due to burning wood, grass and domestic waste in 2012. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. III41028

JSCS–3921 Original scientific paper

Physical and chemical characterization of the particulate matter suspended in aerosols from the urban area of Belgrad