TY - JOUR
TI - Urban air pollution caused by the emission of PM10 from the small household devices and abatement measures
AU - Gvero Petar M
AU - Radić Ranka
AU - Kotur Milovan
AU - Kardaš Danijela
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2018
VL - 22
IS - 6
SP - 2325
EP - 2333
PT - Article
AB - This paper is focusing on Particulate Matter (PM10) as the one of the main  pollutants in the urban environments, and the one of the main sources of PM  emissions are small household furnaces. This paper shows a part of the  results of the research related to measurements of the ambient  concentrations of aerosols and definition of the sources of the pollution in  one part of Banja Luka city area, with dominant private households. Spatial  and seasonal variability of concentrations indicates a significant  contribution of biomass and fossil fuel burning as well as specific  meteorological conditions. By using positive matrix factorization, (PMF)  technique chemical composition data for PM10 were analysed in order to  identify the possible sources and estimate their contribution to particulate  matter mass. A biomass combustion devices were identified as the one of  dominant PM10 emission sources during the winter season, because highly  determined correlation between PM10 and potassium content. From the other  side, the results of the project “Typology of Residential Buildings in  Bosnia and Herzegovina”, were used as a tool for prediction and  quantification of influence of the household’s appliances on the pollution  as well as for definition of the possible measures for reduction for this  specific location. This approach took in consideration spatial distribution  of buildings, but also their type, which can give the opportunity to  estimate their present energy needs and predict improvements, which can lead  to reduction of the PM10 pollution at the end. On that base, some  recommendations for the improvements were analysed.