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Priority for Poland - Improving air quality by reducing "low emission" (i.e. up to 40 m AGL ) i.a. from domestic boiler houses and road transport

Indicator 11.6.a - Total emission of particulates pollutants in cities with powiat status

Unit: tonnes
Source of data: Statistics Poland

Information about indicator

Name of the indicator 11.6.a Total emission of particulates pollutants in cities with powiat status
Sustainable Development Goal Goal 11. Sustainable cities and communities
Priority Improving air quality by reducing "low emission" (i.e. up to 40 m AGL ) i.a. from domestic boiler houses and road transport
Definition Total amount of emission particulate matter in cities with poviat status.
Unit tonnes
Available dimensions total
Methodological explanations

Particulates pollutants - emission into the atmosphere particulate fragmentation macroscopic and colloidal whose concentration exceeds the average content of these substances in the clean air, negatively impacting on human health and the condition and quality of the environment.

They are divided according to particulates grain sizes into the following classes:

• particulates of macroscopic dispersion of the grain from 1 to 1000 µm;

• particulates of colloidal dispersion of the grain from 0.001 to 1 µm.

Depending on the origin of particulates and fits form, the following division has been assumed:

• dispersive particulates, formed in result of mechanical dispersion of solids (e.g. coal dust during coal crushing and grinding in power stations);

• condensation particulates, formed in result of condensation and consolidation of vapour of various chemical substances (e.g. soot), general present only in colloidal break-up class.

The formation of particulates pollutants is inseparably connected with all the production processes and combustion processes. A large amount of particulates pollutants is particularly produced during combustion of solid fuel.
Source of data Statistics Poland
Data availability Annual data, since 2010
Notes
Data updated on 05-11-2024
Metadata updated on 20-04-2023