Tasic V., Maluckov B., Kovacevic R., Apostolovski - Trujic T., Šteharnik M., Stankovic S., 2014, Analysis of SO2 Concentrations in the Urban Areas near Copper Mining and Smelting Complex Bor, Serbia, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 42, 103-108.
Monitoring of SO2 mass concentrations is very important from the aspect of human health risk assessment, having in mind the negative effects of elevated levels of SO2 in ambient air on human health. The aim of this study was to analyse ambient air pollution with SO2 in the urban areas near the copper smelter in the Bor town, Republic of Serbia. The results of measurements of SO2 levels in the period 2001-2010 at four measuring points in Bor and its surroundings were analysed. The analysis has shown that SO2 concentrations exceeded the corresponding Serbian and European Union (EU) air quality standards. The lowest levels of SO2 were observed at Brezonik and Institute that is the least impacted by the SO2 emissions from the Copper Mining and Smelting Complex Bor. The average annual SO2 concentrations observed at Park and Jugopetrol are the greatest in the Republic of Serbia and in Europe as well. The copper smelter activities during the unfavourable meteo conditions for dispersion of air pollutants lead to high SO2 concentrations in the ambient air in Bor and its surroundings. The presence of very high SO2 concentration in the period of several hours during the day often causes the exceeding of SO2 daily limit. That was also the main reason for the absence of clear seasonal changes in SO2 concentrations at all measuring points.
