What is Air Quality Plan?

Abstract

The Air Quality Plan (AQP) contains a comprehensive analysis of geographic, demographic, climate and air quality data for an area of interest. On the basis of all available data about air pollutant concentrations and prediction of air quality in the future, the AQP provides a series of measures to improve air quality. The global objective of AQP is to ensure that the air quality meets the specified requirements and contribute to the achievement of the commitments, which the government adopted in reducing emissions of air pollutants. Some specific objectives should be as follows: reduce air pollution levels below the specified limit values and target values in areas where such limits are exceeded, keep sub-limit level of air pollution in areas where there is no crossing of the limit values and target values, etc.
During the 2012 a team composed of experts from the Republic of Serbia (Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor) and European Union made the AQP for the agglomeration of Bor, located in the southeast of the Republic of Serbia. The area has been a major centre for mining and processing of copper and other precious metals for more than a century. Air pollution is one of the most important environmental problems in the agglomeration of Bor. The main source of air pollution with sulphur dioxide, heavy metals in particulate matter (PM) and aero sediments is the copper smelting and refining complex located close to the Bor town urban areas. This paper presents the structure of AQP for the agglomeration of Bor.