The influence of the synoptic conditions in the dispersion of the air pollution indicator – the sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the Slatina area.

• Main Authors: Dana Maria (OPREA) CONSTANTIN, Elena GRIGORE, Elena BOGAN, D. R. MANTA, R. ILEA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj University Press 2017-03-01
• Series: Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
• Subjects: air pollution; sulphur dioxide; dispersion; synoptic conditions; Slatina
• Online Access: http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2017/PDF/36_Constantin_289_296.pdf

The sulphur oxides are among the most common pollutants, because the sulphur can be found in various forms in most of fuels and ores. The sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a colorless, suffocating, irritating gas, which contributes significantly to the producing of the acid rains. The main objective of the study is to analyze the way of dispersion for the air pollution indicator – the sulphur dioxide (SO2), in the Slatina town area, in relation to the climatic and topographic factors, but also to the nature of the pollution sources. The analysis will highlight the atmospheric conservation role of the pollutants through the thermic inversions, the atmospheric calm and the high air moisture. At the end of the study, there are presented the authors’s conclusions formulated on the basis of the data from the German Meteorological Offenbach Service, the National Meteorological Administration and the Agency for Environmental Protection from the Olt County. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of an air pollution indicator constitutes a first step in ensuring the air quality management, which represents a component of the environmental management.