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Influence of Changes in the Concentration of Selected Air Pollutants on the General Health of Children and Adolescents in Bielsko-Biala

Góra Dariusz

Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology

2021

Vol. 22, iss. 1

60--73

Air pollution results in smog, acid rain, ozone hole, global warming, as well as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. It also contributes to cancer, which increasingly often occurs in children. Children and infants are particularly vulnerable to air pollution because their immune, respiratory and central nervous systems are not fully developed. Compared to adults, children often spend more time outdoors, and due to their lower lung capacity, they also breathe more frequently, which means that they inhale much more air than adults, in relation to their body weight. The article concerns the data on the meteorological conditions, air quality (annual average concentration of nitric oxides, benzo(a) pyrene, PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter) as well as morbidity and hospitalization due to the respiratory, circulation and cancer diseases in Bielsko-Biala in 2010–2018. The hypertension, cardiovascular malformations and cancer incidence among children and adolescents, has been systematically increasing since 2010, just like in the case of hospitalization due to bronchial asthma and congenital malformations. The basic cause of poor air quality in Bielsko-Biala is low emission and inversion phenomenon which are perfect conditions for smog development. Therefore, certain actions must be taken, which can include: liquidation of coal boilers and their replacement with environmentally friendly energy sources (e.g. subsidy of 100% return on investment costs), introducing communication solutions that will lead to a reduction in linear emissions, free communication and ecological education.

Analysis of selected air pollutants in 2015 in the city of Bielsko-Biała (Poland)

Góra Dariusz

Geography and Tourism

2018

Vol. 6, No. 2

129--137

The aim of the work is to analyze and assess the degree of air pollution in the city of Bielsko-Biała in 2015 and to indicate the potential negative impact of the elements and chemical compounds present in the air on the human body. The study uses data from the Provincial Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Katowice, the Bielsko-Biała Office. The analysis covers the major air pollutants occurring in urbanized areas, which include: sulfur dioxide, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, as well as particulate matter PM10 and particulate matter PM2.5. The analysis of air quality conducted for this study revealed that in 2015 in Bielsko-Biała particulate matter PM2.5 was exceeded by 1.25 μm and benzo(a)pyrene by 4.61 ng.