RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Adamec, V.
A1 Dufek, J.
A1 Jedlička, J.
A1 Ličbinský, R.
A1 Bencko, V.
T1 Emissions of persistent organic pollutants from transport in the experience of the Czech Republic
JF Transactions on Transport Sciences
YR 2008
VO 1
IS 3
SP 103
OP 108
DO 10.5507/tots.2008.015
UL https://tots.upol.cz/artkey/tot-200803-0002.php
AB This presentation introduces the situation of POPs transport emissions in the Czech Republic since 1993, including a prediction for the years 2010 and 2015, determination of emission factors, possibilities for their reduction, and legislative framework. From the achieved results it is evident that the emissions from road and railway transport exceeded 28 tons in 2005. The naphtalene creates more than 90 % of emissions of vehicles fulfilling EURO I-III limits. The phenanthrene (about 50 % of PAHs) predominates in emissions of older gasoline vehicles that do not fulfil EURO limits; naphtalene content isabout 10 %. Total emissions of PCDDs and PCDFs are relatively low in the same context ofemissions of mostly older vehicles, manufactured before the acceptance of EURO limits. The potential health risks related to human exposure to transport emissions are the subject of interest of our present research.