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Brno
Air Quality Improvement
In accordance with European legislation, the reduction of emissions programme and air quality improvement programme were developed in 2004 as part of the so-called, Air Master Plan of the Statutory City of Brno.
Main objective: to ensure compliance in relation to the time limits for meeting the air quality limits for the protection of human health in the city with respect to PM10, NO2, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene. With respect to all these pollutants, measurement and model evaluation of air quality was conducted as required by the Ministry of Environment, and limit concentrations were exceeded (in PM10 the air quality limit including the tolerance limits), or the keeping of the limits was at risk for these substances.
The programmes were first updated in 2006, the second update of these programmes was drawn up in 2009.
Air quality improvement programmes
The basic objective of the last update of the Programme is to meet the following requirements in the city:
- reduce the air quality pollution by PM10 below the limit value as at 2011
- reduce the air quality pollution by NO2 below the limit value as at 2010
- reduce emissions of B(a)P and benzene
The programme is used for the performance of public administration at the regional and local levels, particularly with respect to land-use planning, land-use decision making and permitting of buildings and their changes, and when considering the effects of the buildings or technologies on the environment.
The air quality improvement programme includes a programme supplement, which is a crucial document of the city for the use of public assistance funding (State Transport Infrastructure Fund, State Environmental Fund, Operational Programme Environment, Operational Programme Entrepreneurship and Innovation, etc.).
Emission reduction programme
The basic aim of the last update of the programme is to reduce primary and secondary pollutant emissions in the city, which exceed the air quality limits according to the measurement in air pollution monitoring stations where there is a risk of exceeding the limit values in the short term (benzene, benzo(a)pyrene).
Other programme objectives are:
- maintain emissions of those substances where air pollution limits are exceeded at sufficiently low levels so as to minimise the risk of their exceeding in the future
- limit the emissions of ozone precursors (sources of VOC and NOx) in order to help achieve the target air quality values and long-term objectives for ozone
- contribute to reducing the emissions of substances that endanger the country's climate system, in particular CO2 and CH4
- contribute to careful use of energy and natural resources
Priority measures under the Emission reduction programme and Air quality improvement programme of the Statutory City of Brno
Priority 1 - Reduction in air pollution caused by suspended particles - PM10 fractions
Measure 1.1 Ecological treatment of point sources of pollution
1.1.1 Limitation of dust emissions - foundry
1.1.2 Support of the transformation of solid fuel heating systems in residential buildings
1.1.3 Support of gasification of middle-size and large-size sources of pollution
Measure 1.2 Limitation of solid pollutants from traffic
1.2.1 Limitation of dust on the roads and in their vicinity
1.2.2 Measure in the field of car fleet
Priority 2 - Limiting air pollution limits related to NO2
Measure 2.1 Limitation of nitrogen oxides produced by traffic
2.1.1 Application of European Union emission limits for new vehicles
2.1.2 Operative check of vehicle emission parameters
2.1.3 Support of using cars with alternative drives
2.1.4 Improved quality of urban public transport and comfort of passengers
2.1.5 Further development of integrated transport
2.1.6 Regulated parking, park & ride
2.1.7 Promotion of bike & ride
2.7.8 Construction of new cycle paths
Measure 2.2 Support of the use of energy saving measures
2.2.1 Measures to limit losses in resources and central heat distribution system
2.2.2 Measures to improve economical operation of the building heating system
2.2.3 Measures to improve thermal-technical characteristics of buildings
2.2.4 Use of energy in the operated educational, health care and social institutions, industries, implementation of investments of the EPC type
Measure 2.3 Support of thee use of renewable energies
2.3.1. Use of non-combustible technologies for the use of renewable energies
Priority 3 - Limiting benzo(a)pyrene emissions and volatile organic compounds including benzene
Measure 3.1 Reduction in B(a)P emissions
3.1.1 Measure to reduce B(a)P in mixing plants
Measure 3.2 Reduction in VOC emissions
3.2.1 Reduction in VOC emissions - application of BAT in industries
3.2.2 Reduction in VOC emissions in traffic - construction of large-capacity garages
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