Assessment of the Atmospheric Air Quality Within the Main Вus Stations Kharkiv

Abstract

Purpose. The aim of the paper is determine of atmospheric air quality withim the main Bus Stations in Kharkiv. Methods. The following methods were used: filed, laboratory and statistical ones. Results. The results of the researches was found that the content of dust, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in the atmospheric air of the city of Kharkiv around Bus stations №1 " Avtovokzal", № 3 " Kinnyj Rynok", № 6 "Zavodska", and Kholodna Gora Terminal higher than MACs. The highest concentrations of pollutants were identified around Bus stations Nr 6 “Zavodska” and Kholodna Gora Terminal. It have shown a tendency to increase in atmospheric air concentrations of gasoline, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide. The temporal tendency to increase in atmospheric air concentrations of gasoline, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide was revealed. Conclusions. The detected excess of the MPC of harmful substances in the atmospheric air of the city of Kharkiv in the districts of the bus stations indicates a difficult situation with the quality of atmospheric air in the cities of intensive traffic, especially in the respiration zone of children. Recommendations aimed at improvement of air quality was proposed.