AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN

POLAND - air protection programmes for

Silesia region

Dorota KamińskaMinistry of the EnvironmentPoland

Transposition

Air Quality Framework

Directive (96/62/EC) together with

daughters directives (99/30/EC, 2000/69/EC,

2002/3/EC)

the Act of 27 April 2001 Environmental Protection Act and :

• Minister’s of Environment Regulation of 6th June 2002 on the permissible levels of certain substances in the air, the alert levels for certain substances in the air and the tolerance margin for permissible levels of certain substances,

• Minister’s of Environment Regulation of 6th June 2002 on the assessment of the substances levels in the air,

• Minister’s of Environment Regulation of 5th July 2002 on detailed requirement to be met by the air protection programmes.

Who is responsible for air quality assessment and management in

Poland at regional level?

• Voivodship Inspectorate for Environmental Protection assesses air quality

• Voivode that represents government at regional level is obliged to establish, by way of Regulation, programme to improve air quality (air protection programme)

Rules of air quality assessment in Poland

According to Polish provisions zones are defined as:

- an agglomeration with a population in excess of

250 000

- area of Poviat (local level) which is not part of agglomeration

• 362 zones for protection

of human health

• 314 zones for protection

of vegetation (excluding 13 agglomerations and 35 cities-Poviat)

The first air quality assessment in Poland

• The air quality assessment for 2002 was the first assessment carried out in compliance with new rules

• The new methods of air quality assessment were not fully applied due to very short time for adapting the system to the new obligations

• Data available for 2002 had been selected before they were used to assess air quality

• Not always the result of assessment could be used for classifying the zone to the specified class Poland has set the interim class B/C or A/C

Results of zone classification for PM10 based on the first annual air quality assessment for 2002 – with

criteria for human health

Class A the levels of substances do not exceed the limit values

Class B the level of substance falls between the limit value and the limit value plus the margin of tolerance

Class C the level of substance exceeds the limit value plus the margin of tolerance

Class B/C the level of substance may exceeds the limit value plus the margin of tolerance (the result of assessment could not be used for classification the zone to the class C)

The result of the first air quality assessment in Poland

13 zones were classified as C – for air protection programme

No. Voivodship Zone Substances1 Łódzkie łódzka agglomeration PM10, NO2

2 krakowska agglomeration PM103 Poviat m. Tarnów PM104

Małopolskie

Poviat tatrzański PM105 warszawska agglomeration PM106 Poviat nowodworski PM107 Poviat otwocki PM108 Poviat piaseczyński PM109 Poviat pruszkowski PM1010

Mazowieckie

Poviat wołomiński PM1011 częstochowska agglomeration PM1012 górnośląska agglomeration PM1013

Śląskie

Poviat Bielsko – Biała city PM10

Air quality assessment and management in Silesia region

General characteristic of Silesia region

• Area of Silesia Voivodship – approximately 12 000 km2

• Number of cities – 68• Population – 4,9 mln • Population density – 398 people per km2 (123 –

average population density in Poland)

the most industrialised area in Poland !

Result of the first air quality assessment in Silesia Voivodship – PM10

e

Voivode was obliged to establish, by way of Regulation air protection programmes for 3 zones:

ZONE AREA (km2) POPULATION POPULATIONDENSITY

GórnośląskaAgglomeration 1 217 2 090 700 1 718

CzęstochowskaAgglomeration 160 254 300 1 589

Bielsko – Białacity 125 179 000 1 432

How did Voivode prepare the regulations?

The base for regulations was elaboration entitled ”The ambient air protection programme in Silesia voivodship, inclusive Silesia Agglomeration, Częstochowska Agglomeration and zone of Bielsko-Biała-city”.

The documentation was prepared by experts who represented various institutions:

• Centre of Research and Environment Control

• Polish Academy of Science

• Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas

• Institute of Meteorology and Water Management

• Silesia Voivodship Office

• Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Silesia Voivodship

The most important elements of the programmes

analysis o f air contamination - identification of measurestogether w ith ob ligations and restrictions

that are necessary fo rprogrammes' realisation

- schedule fo r realisation of tasksand programmes as a w hole

programme

Main sources of PM10 emissions in Silesia region

50%

20%

28%2%

municipal sector

transport

industry

others

The level of PM10 concentration depending on season

zima = winter, lato = summer1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 – sampling points

Da+MT – limit value plus the margin of tolerance

Measures that have to be taken for reduction of PM10 emissions (I)

Reduction of PM10 relating to production of heat for housing. Increasing of filter efficiency in existing industrial installations,

together with reduction non organised and second emission from industry.

Adaptation of large combustion plants to BAT requirements. Reduction and elimination of secondary emission from dump surface,

in particular thermal active dump surface and industrial and municipal landfill.

Development of industrial automatic monitoring system of PM emissions from IPPC installations.

Reduction of PM10 emission from industry, building and municipal activities.

Measures that have to be taken for reduction of PM10 emissions (II)

Reduction of transport-related pollution, for example by:continuation of road investment at regional level (expressway)modernisation and reconstruction of road in cities of Śląska

Agglomerationroad structure modernisation and bypass building in Częstochowa and

Bielsko-Biała development and modernisation of railway and tramway changes in traffic organisation at local and regional levelmodernisation of public transportation meanskeeping clean of roads pavement parking’s building out of the cities centre together with passenger

collective transport’s promotionelimination of the transportation means which do not conform to the

environmental standardscreation of areas with limited traffic

Measures that have to be taken for reduction of PM10 emissions (III)

Accounting of measures concerning PM10 reduction in spatial planning.

Support of local initiatives for grass burning prevention and reduction of secondary emission

Researches, monitoring development, short and long term forecast system’s development

Ecological education

Conclusions

According to the Voivode’s regulation programmes should be realised by the end of 2010.

There is a necessity to take into account impact of possible transport development in Poland, which may affect the results of the programme to be expected in municipal economy sector

Thank you for your attention !

dorota.kaminska@mos.gov.pl