Abstract
Influence of Changes in the Concentration of Selected Air Pollutants on the General Health of Children and Adolescents in Bielsko-Biala
Highlights
The article concerns the data on the meteorological conditions, air quality (annual average concentration of nitric oxides, benzo(a) pyrene, PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter) as well as morbidity and hospitalization due to the respiratory, circulation and cancer diseases in Bielsko-Biala in 2010–2018
According to the currently binding Environmental Protection Law of 2001, the term air pollution is understood as an emission that may be harmful to the human health or the state of the environment, may cause damage to material goods, deteriorate the aesthetic value of the environment or interfere with other, justified methods of environment use (Wielgosiński, Zarzycki 2018)
The most unfavorable day due to poor air quality was 24th January, 2013, when the daily concentration of PM10 > 150 μg/ m3 was exceeded at almost all monitoring stations of the Provincial Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Katowice, and daily permissible average concentration of sulfur dioxide was exceeded at the stations in Bielsko-Biala and Zywiec (State of the environment ... 2014)
Summary
According to the currently binding Environmental Protection Law of 2001, the term air pollution is understood as an emission that may be harmful to the human health or the state of the environment, may cause damage to material goods, deteriorate the aesthetic value of the environment or interfere with other, justified methods of environment use (Wielgosiński, Zarzycki 2018). The article concerns the data on the meteorological conditions, air quality (annual average concentration of nitric oxides, benzo(a) pyrene, PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter) as well as morbidity and hospitalization due to the respiratory, circulation and cancer diseases in Bielsko-Biala in 2010–2018.
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