Table of Contents
Authors, co-authors and editors
Preface
Database for annual processing and the air quality information system
I. Atmospheric Pollutants Emission in the Czech Republic
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 2005
II.4 Air quality assessment
II.4.1 Agglomerations
II.4.1.1 Prague
II.4.1.2 Brno
II.4.1.3 The Moravian-Silesian Region
II.4.1.4 Other areas with air pollution loads with higher density of population
II.4.1.5 Trends of annual air pollution characteristics of SO2, PM10 and NO2 for
the period 1996–2005
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
II.4.2.1.10 Trends of annual air pollution characteristics of SO2, PM10,
NO2, NOx and O3 for the period 1996–2005
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 deteriorated air quality with regard to health protection
II.4.3.2 Areas with deteriorated air quality with regard to the protection of
ecosystems and vegetation
II.4.4 Conclusions
II.5 Aircraft measurements of ground-level ozone in Prague and its
surroundings
II.6 Air Quality Indices
II.7 Evaluation of the Smog Regulation Systems operation on the territory
of the Czech Republic in 2005
III. Atmospheric Deposition in the Czech Republic
List of tables
List of figures
References
List of abbreviations
