Assessing air pollution risk potential: case study of the Tohoku district, Japan

摘要

The main purpose of the study was to propose the index of air pollution risk potential K_p, to prove its acceptability and to demonstrate the results of its application in a case study of the Tohoku district, Japan. K_p reflects climatic conditions, which are typical for a given area and determine both accumulation and dispersion of pollution in the atmosphere. Important applications of the index K_p are urban planning, industrial location in relation to sensitive areas and air quality management. The results of an index application can be easily interpreted, the number of the elements taken into account is quite small, however, it reflects the basic factors of the air pollution risk potential.