Air pollution monitoring in a town nearly power plant

Compared to other fossil fuels, coal reserves are the largest ones and are more evenly distributed worldwide. The burning of fossil fuels produces around 21.3 billion tonnes (21.3 gigatones) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, but also produces nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide emissions, which contribute to smog and acid rain and the formation of fine particulate matter. This paper presents a case study of pollution with of SO2, CO, NO, NO2, O-3 and particulate matter in the proximity of Rovinari fossil-fuel power plant and its diurnal variations. Measurements were made simultaneously with different equipments in various meteorological conditions. Ash concentration at ground but also the size distribution has be found to depend strongly not only on the wind direction and intensity, but also on the time of the day.