AIR POLLUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN 2012

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute - Air Quality Protection Division





TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Authors, co-authors and editors
Preface
Database for annual processing and the air quality information system
I.1 Atmospheric Pollutants Emission in the Czech Republic
I.2 Greenhouse gases emissions
II. Ambient Air Pollution Levels in the Czech Republic
II.1 Networks of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations
II.2 Mapping spatial distribution of air quality characteristics
II.3 Limit values in the Czech Republic valid for the year 2012
II.4 Air quality assessment
II.4.1 Agglomerations
     II.4.1.1 Prague
     II.4.1.2 Brno agglomeration
     II.4.1.3 Agglomeration Ostrava/Karviná/ Frýdek-Místek
     II.4.1.4 Ústí nad Labem Region
     II.4.1.5 The Hradec Králové Region and the Pardubice Region
     II.4.1.6 Trends of annual air pollution characteristics of SO2, PM10, PM2.5, NO2, CO
and benzo(a)pyrene for the period 1996–2012
II.4.2 Czech Republic
     II.4.2.1 Air quality with regard to health protection limit values
     II.4.2.1.1 Sulphur dioxide
     II.4.2.1.2 Suspended particles, PM10 fraction and PM2.5 fraction
     II.4.2.1.3 Nitrogen dioxide
     II.4.2.1.4 Carbon monoxide
     II.4.2.1.5 Benzene
     II.4.2.1.6 Ground-level ozone
     II.4.2.1.7 Heavy metals
          Lead
          Cadmium
          Arsenic
          Nickel
     II.4.2.1.8 Benzo(a)pyrene
     II.4.2.1.9 Other substances
          Mercury
          Ammonia
          Elemental and organic carbon in the particles of PM2.5 fraction
     II.4.2.1.10 Trends of annual air pollution characteristics of SO2, PM10, PM2.5, NO2, NOx, O3 and benzo(a)pyrene for the period 1996–2012
     II.4.2.2 Air quality with regard to the limit values for the protection of ecosystems and vegetation
     II.4.2.2.1 Sulphur dioxide
     II.4.2.2.2 Nitrogen oxides
     II.4.2.2.3 Ground-level ozone
II.4.3 Areas with deteriorated air quality
     II.4.3.1 Areas with exceedances of limit values with regard to human health protection
     II.4.3.2 Areas with exceedances of limit values with regard to the protection of ecosystems and vegetation
II.4.4 Conclusions
II.4.5 Europe
II.5 Evaluation of the smog warning and regulatory system in the territory of the Czech Republic in 2012
III. Atmospheric deposition in the Czech Republic
List of tables
List of figures
References
List of abbreviations