Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Exposure in Urbanized Areas.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- About the authors -- 1 Pollutant characteristics and emissions -- 2 Overview of road transport equipment in Europe -- 2.1 Current condition of vehicles and infrastructure -- 2.2 European Emission Standard (EES) -- 3 Detailed situation of road transport in Poland -- 3.1 Data source -- 3.2 Total number of vehicles -- 3.3 Age structure of vehicles -- 3.4 Division of vehicles by type of fuel -- 3.5 Assessment of long-term changes in road indicators to the average level of pollution -- 3.6 Air quality in 2019 taking into account the type of measuring station -- 3.6.1 PM[sub(10)] -- 3.6.2 PM[sub(2.5)] -- 3.6.3 SO[sub(2)] -- 3.6.4 NO[sub(x)] -- 3.6.5 CO -- 3.7 Summary -- 4 Traffic-related pollution in Lublin -- 4.1 Traffic-related pollution issues -- 4.2 Location of the study -- 4.3 Characterization of traffic-related pollution in Lublin -- 4.4 Novel studies on traffic-related environmental pollution in Lublin -- 4.5 Monitoring of traffic-related pollution performed by Voivodship Environmental Protection Inspectorate -- 4.6 Investigation of elemental composition of traffic-related aerosol pollutants -- 4.7 Studies on the concentrations of aerosol particles in different locations of the city -- 4.8 Investigations of the concentration of aerosol particles and exposure along a busy street -- 4.8.1 The results of spring measurements -- 4.8.2 The summer measurement results -- 4.8.3 The results of measurements conducted over four seasons -- 4.9 Measurements of non-traffic-related aerosol particle concentrations -- 4.9.1 Exposure to traffic-related and non-traffic-related PM -- 4.10 Measurements of traffic-related pollution in other cities and regions of Poland -- 4.11 Methods and prospects for reducing the concentration of traffic-related pollution -- 4.12 Conclusions.

5 Health effects -- References.

This work discusses traffic-related pollution and the factors affecting its concentration in the air. The effects of exposure to traffic-related pollution on health are described as well. This book is intended for academics, engineers and professionals involved in assessment of the road transport impact on the environment.

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