Regional Air Pollution Caused by a Simultaneous Destruction of Major Industrial Sources in a War Zone. The Case of Serbia in April 1999

During the 1999 NATO campaign in Yugoslavia, major industrial sources were attacked on an almost daily basis. Results are presented from an application of the Eta model to assess the air pollution caused by these attacks. Regional air pollution was simulated using typical trajectories, and rainfall...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Atmospheric environment (1994) 2001-05, Vol.35 (15), p.2773-2773
Main Authors: Vukmirovic, Zorka B, Unkasevic, Miroslava, Lazic, Lazar, Tosic, Ivana
Format: Article
Language:English
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:During the 1999 NATO campaign in Yugoslavia, major industrial sources were attacked on an almost daily basis. Results are presented from an application of the Eta model to assess the air pollution caused by these attacks. Regional air pollution was simulated using typical trajectories, and rainfall data in central and southeastern Serbia were used to estimate persistent organic pollutant deposition and environmental impact. Input data for the model were generated at Xanthi, Greece. Following attacks on refineries in Pancevo and Novi Sad and on a petrochemical plant in Pancevo on April 17 18, concentrations of PAHs, dioxins, and furans were found to be elevated at Xanthi on the following day. The maximum washout occurred in the vicinity of the targeted sources in Serbia and along a path toward the southeastern border with Bulgaria.
ISSN:1352-2310
DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00530-6