Abstract

Changes and distribution of ozone concentration in the area of high‐voltage transmission lines were investigated. The investigation on ozone concentration changes was performed with application of two methods: by using an ozone analyser and by passive samplers. The role of an accumulating element was performed by a glass‐fiber filter installed in a passive sampler. It was impregnated with a 1.2‐di(4‐pyridyl)ethylene and acetate acid solution. The impact of meteorological parameters on the passive sampler efficiency and ozone concentration variation is discussed. These parameters can increase or decrease the real concentration value in comparison with the concentration obtained by co‐located continuously running ozone analyser. Ozone concentration near high‐voltage lines varied from 10 to 51 ppb, and “background” ozone concentration changed from 3 to 50 ppb during the investigation period. The average concentrations were 28.1 and 27.5 ppb near the lines and “background” during the whole experiment period. The wind direction from “background” location to the high‐voltage lines prevailed during the experiment. The obtained results by different methods demonstrated good agreement; the difference between ozone concentrations was from 1 to 24% for individual cases. Santrauka Tirta ozono koncentracijos kitimas ir pasiskirstymas ties aukštosios įtampos perdavimo linijomis. Ozono koncentracija matuota dviem metodais – ozono analizatoriumi ir pasyviaisiais kaupikliais. Pasyviajame kaupiklyje kaip kaupiantysis elementas buvo naudojamas stiklo pluošto filtras, impregnuotas 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)etileno ir acetatinės rūgšties tirpalu. Vėjo greitis, vėjo kryptis, UV spinduliuotė, temperatūra ir santykinė oro drėgmė gali turėti įtakos pasyviųjų kaupiklių efektyvumui bei ozono koncentracijos pasiskirstymui, todėl kartu tirti ir meteorologiniai parametrai (temperatūra, santykinė oro drėgmė, vėjo greitis ir kryptis). Tyrimo laikotarpiu ozono koncentracija ties aukštosios įtampos tiekimo linijomis kito nuo 10 iki 51 ppb, o nutolusioje per 222 m vietovėje, kuri buvo traktuojama kaip foninė, – nuo 3 iki 50 ppb. Išmatuota vidutinė ozono koncentracija foninėje vietoje buvo 27,5 ppb, o ties linijomis – 28,1 ppb. Eksperimento metu vyravo pietryčių krypties vėjas, t. y. nuo foninės vietos – aukštosios įtampos tiekimo linijų link. Nustatant ozono koncentraciją skirtingais metodais duomenys pakankamai sutapo, pavieniais atvejais nesutapimas svyravo nuo 1 iki 24 %. Резюме Исследовалось изменение и распределение концентрации озона в районе высоковольтных линий электропередач. Концентрация озона измерялась двумя методами: анализаторами озона УФ-поглощения непрерывного действия и с использованием пассивных сорбентов. В качестве сорбента использовался фильтр из стекловолокна, пропитанный 1,2-ди(4-пиридил)этиленом и уксусной кислотой. Параллельно непрерывно измерялась температура и относительная влажность воздуха, скорость и направление ветра. Исследования показали, что концентрация озона в течение эксперимента изменялась в интервале от 10 до 51 ррb у линии и от 3 до 50 ррb на «фоновой» точке, удаленной от линий электропередач на расстояние 222 м. В течение эксперимента почти половину времени преобладал боковой ветер по отношению к высоковольтным линиям со стороны фоновой точки. Средние измеренные концентрации озона составляли 27,5 ррb на «фоновой» точке и 28,1 ррb – у линий. Результаты измерения концентрации озона как анализаторами непрерывного действия, так и по методике с использованием пассивных сорбентов показали хорошее совпадение: разница составляла 2–15% и лишь в отдельных случаях 24%.

Highlights

  • Ozone is classified as a principal atmospheric pollutant and is an object of the global system of environmental monitoring (WMO 1994).Ozone has a dominant role in the photochemistry of the troposphere

  • The passive samplers (Fig. 2) were displayed in four locations (A, B, C and D) which were at a different distance from the high-voltage lines (Fig. 3): location A was under the high voltage lines at 1.5 m height; B was at 25 m distance to the east with respect to A at 1.5 m height; C was located at 56 m distance to the west with respect to A at 2 m height; D was at 222 m distance to the southeast with respect to A at 2 m height

  • The experiment results showed that the ozone concentration near high-voltage lines changed from 10 to 51 ppb or the “background” ozone concentration changed from 3 to 50 ppb

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Introduction

Ozone is classified as a principal atmospheric pollutant and is an object of the global system of environmental monitoring (WMO 1994).Ozone has a dominant role in the photochemistry of the troposphere. There are some other sources that can have significant input in the local ozone concentration level. They could be natural as lightning, or manmade as some technological process with corona effect. Ozone is relatively stable molecule; only at high ozone concentrations and/or elevated temperatures it decomposes to oxygen at a significant rate (Weschler 2000). Ppb 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day Relative humidity, % Temperature, °C Temperature. The analysis of meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction) was performed for the assessment of ozone dispersion peculiarities near high-voltage lines. The changes of meteorological parameters near high-voltage lines are presented in Figs. 5, 6

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