Abstract
It is estimated that the excessive emission of airborne particulate matter shortens the life expectancy of a European city inhabitant by up to eight months. The conducted comparison shows the emission and concentration of PM10 in Poznan against the supra-regional background. The purpose of the comparison with similar area and population cities is to identify the position of the Poznan agglomeration in terms of particulate matter emissions. The main sources are: original research, PM official measuring stations’ data, and the relevant organizations’ reports. On the basis of the conducted comparison, it can be concluded that Wroclaw and Poznan achieve very similar results in terms of emissions. Cracow, on the other hand, as a city where for several years there have been significant problems with the phenomenon of smog and excessive emission of particulate matter, reaches extremely different values compared to Poznan. The article presents also the air quality in Poznan and other Polish and European cities. There were also measurements of PM mass and number conducted in Poznan. The results show that there is a significant difference between the air quality measured at official measuring stations (only some of them are measuring PMs at all) and that measured with portable equipment in different parts of the city.
Highlights
Economic development and the associated climate change are constantly contributing to significant deterioration of air quality
It is estimated that the excessive emission of dust suspended in the air (e.g., Particulate Matter, PM10) shortens the life expectancy of a European city inhabitant by more than eight months
On the other hand, is a city where for a few years there have been significant problems, with the phenomenon of smog and excessive emission of particulate matter reaching extremely different values compared to Poznan
Summary
Economic development and the associated climate change are constantly contributing to significant deterioration of air quality. According to data [1], about 90% of the inhabitants of European cities are exposed to pollutants at concentrations higher than the air quality levels that are considered harmful to health. It is estimated that the excessive emission of dust suspended in the air (e.g., Particulate Matter, PM10) shortens the life expectancy of a European city inhabitant by more than eight months. Deteriorating air quality negatively affects the health of the entire population, some groups are vulnerable. These include children, pregnant women, and elder people, and inhabitants of industrial cities and people living near the communication routes [2,3]
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