| Title: | Assessment of Air Pollution in Different Areas (Urban, Suburban, and Rural) in Slovenia from 2017 to 2021 |
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| Authors: | ID Ivanovski, Maja (Author)
ID Alatič, Kris (Author)
ID Urbancl, Danijela (Author)
ID Simonič, Marjana (Author)
ID Goričanec, Darko (Author)
ID Vončina, Rudi (Author) |
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| Files: |  Ivanovski-2023-Assessment_of_Air_Pollution_in.pdf (3,30 MB)
MD5: 25DB2F46DA510D6787D783C67EC79281
 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/3/578
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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| Abstract: | Air pollution can have a significant effect on human health. The present work is focused on the investigation of daily, monthly, and annual concentration levels of five typical air pollutants (SO2, NO2, NOX, PM10, and PM2.5) in the Republic of Slovenia (RS) from January 2017 to December 2021. The study was conducted at five different monitoring stations of the following kind: traffic (A), industrial (D), and background (B, C, E). The obtained results showed a decline in the average concentrations for all the studied air pollutants through the years, respectively. The daily average SO2 concentrations were the lowest in the year 2021 at location B, which is classified as background location, while the highest were detected in the year 2018 at location E, which is also classified as background location. The average daily concentrations of NO2 and NOX were the highest at location A in the year 2017, whereas the lowest were detected in the year 2010 and 2021. It is believed that those results are a consequence of measures set by the Slovenian government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PM10 and PM2.5 daily average concentrations were the highest at location A in 2017, while the lowest were observed in the year 2019 at location C. Meteorological parameters (temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity) were studied in addition. In general, the high temperatures in ambient air are responsible for the intense concentrations of air pollutants. It was found in the study results for temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity that no significant difference was shown between studied years. |
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| Keywords: | air pollution, air quality, air pollutants, meteorology, Republic of Slovenia |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 23.02.2023 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 14.03.2023 |
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| Publication date: | 17.03.2023 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2023 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 1-22 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 14, Št. 3, št. članka 578 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-87760  |
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| UDC: | 551.508.951:351.777.6 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2073-4433 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 146038787 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/atmos14030578 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 28.03.2024 |
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| Views: | 234 |
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| Downloads: | 30 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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IVANOVSKI, Maja, ALATIČ, Kris, URBANCL, Danijela, SIMONIČ, Marjana, GORIČANEC, Darko and VONČINA, Rudi, 2023, Assessment of Air Pollution in Different Areas (Urban, Suburban, and Rural) in Slovenia from 2017 to 2021. Atmosphere [online]. 2023. Vol. 14, no. Št. 3, članka 578, p. 1–22. [Accessed 25 April 2025]. DOI 10.3390/atmos14030578. Retrieved from: https://dk.um.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=87760
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