Multi-criteria Analysis of Air Pollution with SO₂ and PM₁₀ in Urban Area Around the Copper Smelter in Bor, Serbia

摘要

This work presents the results of 4 years long monitoring of concentrations of SO₂ gas and PM₁₀ in the urban area around the copper smelter in Bor. The contents of heavy metals Pb, Cd, Cu, Ni, and As in PM₁₀ were determined and obtained values were compared to the limit values provided in EU Directives. Manifold excess concentrations of all the components in the atmosphere of the urban area of the townsite Bor were registered. Through application of a multi-criteria analysis by using PROMETHEE/GAIA method, the zones were ranked according to the level of pollution. Keywords Heavy metals - SO₂ gas - PM₁₀ - Pollution - Distribution - PROMETHEE/GAIA