Impact of lockdown on air quality in Belgrade during COVID-19 pandemic
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Vučićević, Biljana![](/themes/MirageVinar/images/orcid.png)
Živković, Marija M.
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Turanjanin, Valentina
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Bakić, Vukman
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Jovanović, Marina
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The Environmental Protection Agency of the Republic of Serbia continuously monitors and collects air quality parameters at numerous measuring points throughout the country. The results revealed that the levels of air pollution recorded during the lockdown differed from those recorded during the same period the previous years. In this paper, we examined pollutant concentration trends in 2020 and a few previous years to determine the underlying causes of these trends. Pollutants are measured at five stations in Belgrade from the beginning of March to the end of July between 2015 and 2020. Because no hourly data were available, NO2, SO2, and suspended particles PM10 and PM2.5 are average daily values, whereas CO and ozone are daily 8-hour maximums. Concentrations were compared and averaged only when data for the same period over time was available, i.e. when comparing 2020 to previous years. The results were compared to the annual and daily limit values (for ozone and CO 8 hours maximum, ...respectively), as well as the variations in concentrations over time. The goal of calculating and displaying these values is to specifically identify a change in air pollution during the COVID-19 virus pandemic isolation period. In general, for Belgrade in 2020, NO2 concentrations are lower at four stations, PM2.5 concentrations are lower at two stations, PM10 concentrations are higher at one station and lower at another, and SO2 concentrations are higher than in previous years (2015-2019).
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air pollution / COVID-19 / lockdownSource:
Thermal Science, 2024, 28, 1 Part B, 557-567Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200017 (University of Belgrade, Institute of Nuclear Sciences 'Vinča', Belgrade-Vinča) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200017)
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI230706212V
ISSN: 0354-9836; 2334-7163
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85190741540
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Vučićević, Biljana AU - Živković, Marija M. AU - Turanjanin, Valentina AU - Bakić, Vukman AU - Jovanović, Marina PY - 2024 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/13216 AB - The Environmental Protection Agency of the Republic of Serbia continuously monitors and collects air quality parameters at numerous measuring points throughout the country. The results revealed that the levels of air pollution recorded during the lockdown differed from those recorded during the same period the previous years. In this paper, we examined pollutant concentration trends in 2020 and a few previous years to determine the underlying causes of these trends. Pollutants are measured at five stations in Belgrade from the beginning of March to the end of July between 2015 and 2020. Because no hourly data were available, NO2, SO2, and suspended particles PM10 and PM2.5 are average daily values, whereas CO and ozone are daily 8-hour maximums. Concentrations were compared and averaged only when data for the same period over time was available, i.e. when comparing 2020 to previous years. The results were compared to the annual and daily limit values (for ozone and CO 8 hours maximum, respectively), as well as the variations in concentrations over time. The goal of calculating and displaying these values is to specifically identify a change in air pollution during the COVID-19 virus pandemic isolation period. In general, for Belgrade in 2020, NO2 concentrations are lower at four stations, PM2.5 concentrations are lower at two stations, PM10 concentrations are higher at one station and lower at another, and SO2 concentrations are higher than in previous years (2015-2019). T2 - Thermal Science T1 - Impact of lockdown on air quality in Belgrade during COVID-19 pandemic VL - 28 IS - 1 Part B SP - 557 EP - 567 DO - 10.2298/TSCI230706212V ER -
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Vučićević, B., Živković, M. M., Turanjanin, V., Bakić, V.,& Jovanović, M.. (2024). Impact of lockdown on air quality in Belgrade during COVID-19 pandemic. in Thermal Science, 28(1 Part B), 557-567. https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI230706212V
Vučićević B, Živković MM, Turanjanin V, Bakić V, Jovanović M. Impact of lockdown on air quality in Belgrade during COVID-19 pandemic. in Thermal Science. 2024;28(1 Part B):557-567. doi:10.2298/TSCI230706212V .
Vučićević, Biljana, Živković, Marija M., Turanjanin, Valentina, Bakić, Vukman, Jovanović, Marina, "Impact of lockdown on air quality in Belgrade during COVID-19 pandemic" in Thermal Science, 28, no. 1 Part B (2024):557-567, https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI230706212V . .