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oa Criteria for optimising air quality monitoring in Ukrainian cities (by example of Kyiv)
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, XIV International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”, Nov 2020, Volume 2020, p.1 - 5
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyse the current state of air quality monitoring in Ukrainian cities, particularly in Kyiv, identify the critical problems in the state monitoring system and substantiate the criteria for optimal air quality monitoring station (AQMS) arrangement to achieve strategic city development goals. Presently, monitoring stations, as usually, are located close to sources of harmful atmospheric emission. This is not helpful in improving the representativeness of the results obtained. Critical social and environmental criteria, which are generally accepted worldwide, are not accounted for. We analysed the demographics statistics, data on atmospheric pollution levels in different Kyiv districts, and regulatory documents. We compared population density indicators with locations of existing monitoring networks where contaminated air has the most adverse impact on public health. The comparison also included the greenness level in all locations and found that the spatial air quality monitoring networks distribution fails to meet modern criteria. With account of absence of a single methodology for determining spatial AQMS representativeness, its chosen key criteria were as follows: average annual concentrations of main air pollutants, population density and urban green spaces distribution within city boundaries. These criteria and the results obtained allowed substantiating the scheme for optimal AQMS arrangement.
