Environmental impact assessment of the coal yard and ambient pollution
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27610%2F24%3A10254755" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27610/24:10254755 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61989100:27240/24:10254755 RIV/61989100:27730/24:10254755
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-024-32490-z#Bib1" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-024-32490-z#Bib1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32490-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11356-024-32490-z</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Environmental impact assessment of the coal yard and ambient pollution
Original language description
This study investigates the vertical distribution of pollutants emitted from coal yards using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Vertical concentration measurements of black carbon (BC) and particulate matter (PM) in a range of 1 m to 100 m above ground level (AGL) in the central coal yard showed clear spatial patterns and gradients of these pollutants. In addition, measurements were taken at specific heights (1 m, 30 m AGL, and 60 m AGL) at seven locations approximately 3 km from the yard. Thirteen measurements were carried out during the non-heating period under similar weather conditions. The measured BC concentrations decreased significantly with increasing altitude, with ground-level concentrations reaching 1.88 +/- 0.61 mu g/m3 and decreasing by over 46% at 80 m AGL. Similarly, PM10 concentrations at 60 m AGL decreased by 21.7%, with values of 25.99 +/- 9.24 mu g/m3 measured near the ground level and 16.52 +/- 8.31 mu g/m3 at 60 m AGL. The maximum coal particle pollution from the coal depot ranges from 500 to 1,000 m. The study showed a significant decrease in BC concentrations with height above the coal yard surface. Concentrations of PM10 and PM10-TSP showed a complex distribution influenced by local emissions and long-range particle transport. Meteorological factors, especially wind speed and direction, significantly influenced the pollutant dispersion. In addition, higher pollutant concentrations were measured during dry periods than after rainfall. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of the dispersion patterns and potential impacts of coal dust, enabling the implementation of targeted mitigation strategies and improved pollution control measures.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20700 - Environmental engineering
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/SS01020432" target="_blank" >SS01020432: Assessment of environmental impact of coal heaps-stocks</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN
0944-1344
e-ISSN
1614-7499
Volume of the periodical
27.02.2024
Issue of the periodical within the volume
27.02.2024
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
"Nestránkováno"
UT code for WoS article
001163565700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85185697892