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Air quality Research, Assessment and Monitoring Integrated System (ARAMIS)

SS02030031 [Registered results] 2020 - 2026

The main goal of the project is to develop methods of air quality control, methods of identification of air pollution sources and their share in air pollution concentrations with a focus on current main problems of air quality and difficult quantification of different types of pollution. Consequently, model tools need to be developed to identify dispersion of air pollution, both with regard to current concentrations but also with a view to future expansion. Part of the research is also the development of laboratory methods for air quality evaluation, both methods of manual, isotopic analysis of elements in aerosol particle samples and methods of elemental analysis of aerosol particles. With regard to the impact on the health of the population, the impact of ultrafine particles will be evaluated at 5 localities in the Czech Republic, also with regard to external influences such as meteorological conditions. The project also includes estimation of the fraction of fog and icing in the total atmospheric deposition and the outputs will be used for quantification of the ozone effect. An interesting result of the project will also be the maps of phytotoxic doses of ozone for various plants. The impact of transport is apparent across the whole project, both on the health of the population and on the pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions. An unforgettable task of this project is the development of methodologies and emission factors used in the preparation of emission balances in relation to the international requirements of the EU and the UN Conventions. Also, data standards for reporting obligations introduced by Act 25/2008 Coll. will be developed, which will be an essential element of the subsequently developed comprehensive information system on air quality.