TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SUMMARY
I. INTRODUCTION
        I.1 Objectives of the publication
        I.2 Political and legislative framework of ambient air quality protection
        I.3 Ambient air pollutants and their effects
II. AIR POLLUTION
III. METEOROLOGICAL AND DISPERSION CONDITIONS
IV. AIR QUALITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
IV.1 SUSPENDED PARTICLES
        IV.1.1 Air pollution caused by suspended particulates in 2017
        IV.1.2 Trends in the concentrations of suspended particulates PM₁₀ and PM_2.5
        IV.1.3 Emise PM₁₀ a PM_2,5
        IV.1.4 Measurement of the numerical size distribution of aerosol particles
        IV.1.5 Monitoring concentrations of elemental, organic and black carbon
IV.2 BENZO[A]PYRENE
        IV.2.1 Air pollution caused by benzo[a]pyrene in 2017
        IV.2.2 Trends in benzo[a]pyrene concentrations
        IV.2.3 Emissions of benzo[a]pyrene
IV.3 NITROGEN OXIDES
        IV.3.1 Air pollution caused by nitrogen oxides in 2017
        IV.3.2 Trends in nitrogen oxide concentrations
        IV.3.3 Nitrogen oxide emissions
IV.4 TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
        IV.4.1 Air pollution caused by ground-level ozone in 2017
        IV.4.2 Trends in the concentration of ground-level ozone
        IV.4.3 Formation of ground-level ozone
IV.5 BENZENE
        IV.5.1 Air pollution caused by benzene in 2017
        IV.5.2 Trends in benzene concentrations
        IV.5.3 Benzene emissions
IV.6 HEAVY METALS
        IV.6.1 Air pollution caused by heavy metals in 2017
        IV.6.2 Trends in heavy metals concentrations
        IV.6.3 Emissions of heavy metals
IV.7 SULPHUR DIOXIDE
        IV.7.1 Air pollution caused by sulphur dioxide in 2017
        IV.7.2 Trends in sulphur dioxide concentrations
        IV.7.3 Sulphur dioxide emissions
IV.8 CARBON MONOXIDE
        IV.8.1 Air pollution caused by carbon monoxide in 2017
        IV.8.2 Trends in carbon monoxide concentrations
        IV.8.3 Carbon monoxide emissions
IV.9 POLLUTANTS WITHOUT THE LIMIT VALUE
        IV.9.1 Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
V. AGGLOMERATIONS
V.1 CAPITAL CITY OF PRAGUE
        V.1.1 Air quality in the Prague agglomeration
        V.1.2 Emissions in the Prague agglomeration
        V.1.3 Summary
        V.1.4 Pollution roses for the agglomeration of Prague (Prague 2-Riegrovy sady location)
V.2 THE BRNO AGGLOMERATION
        V.2.1 Air quality in the Brno agglomeration
        V.2.2 Emissions in the Brno agglomeration
        V.2.3 Summary
        V.2.4 Pollution roses for the Brno agglomeration (Brno-Svatoplukova location)
V.3 THE OSTRAVA/KARVINÁ/FRÝDEK-MÍSTEK AGGLOMERATION
        V.3.1 Air quality in the Ostrava/Karviná/Frýdek-Místek agglomeration
        V.3.2 Emissions in the Ostrava/Karviná/Frýdek-Místek agglomeration
        V.3.3 Summary
        V.3.4 Pollution roses for the O/K/F-M agglomeration (Ostrava-Fifejdy location)
V.4 AIR QUALITY INDEX IN TOWNS AND CITIES
VI. SMOG WARNING AND REGULATORY SYSTEM
VII. AREAS WHERE THE POLLUTION LIMIT VALUES ARE EXCEEDED
        VII.1 Areas where the pollution limit values for protection of human health are exceeded
        VII.2 Areas where the pollution limit values for protection of ecosystems and vegetation are exceeded
VIII. EUROPEAN CONTEXT
IX. ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION IN THE TERRITORY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
X. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
XI. EVALUATION OF AIR QUALITY
        XI.1 Basic sources for evaluating air quality
        XI.2 Classification of stations
        XI.3 Air quality information system – air pollution database and database of the chemical composition of precipitation
        XI.4 Air quality information system – emission database
        XI.5 Emission balance
        XI.6 Ties between AQIS and data presentation
        XI.7 Upgrade of The National Air Quality Monitoring Network
XII. CREATION OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION MAPS
XIII. TABLES
REFERENCES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ANNEX I
ANNEX II
ANNEX III
ANNEX IV