MATHEMATICAL MODELS USED IN DESCRIBING AIR POLLUTANTS’ DISPERSION – APPLICATION IN CRAIOVA, ROMANIA (2012) Print

MATHEMATICAL MODELS USED IN DESCRIBING AIR POLLUTANTS’ DISPERSION – APPLICATION IN CRAIOVA, ROMANIA (2012)

 

 

Teclu Codresi1, Sebastian Sbirna1*, Liana Simona Sbirna2, Anisoara Oubraham3

 

 

1”Saint Stephen” Ecological School, 15 Constantin Brancusi Street, Craiova, Romania (+40)251.420534

 

 

ABSTRACT

 

In this paper, a log-normal model and a normal model are both applied, one at the time, to predict the impact of the atmospheric release of two air pollutants, namely PM10 and SO2. The results are than compared with the real data recorded for these two pollutants, during half a year (between October 2011 and Mars 2012).

The study shows that the first one is better described by the log-normal model (being mainly generated by a low situated source – the ash dumps), whereas the second is suitable to be treated in the normal one (being mainly generated by a high situated source - the power plant chimneys).  

 

KEYWORDS: air pollutants, PM10, SO2, log-normal distribution, normal distribution, Craiova

*Corresponding author: Sebastian Sbirna, phone: (+40)721.329779, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2University of Craiova, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Chemistry Department, 107I Calea Bucuresti. Craiova,(+40)251.597048, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

3National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies - ICIT Rm. Valcea, 4 Uzinei Street, Ramnicu Valcea, (+40)745.613984; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it