Statistic Study of Particulate Matter Air Contamination in the City of Vidin, Bulgaria

Abstract

Abstract In the EU there are many regulations for monitoring the air contamination, for different norms of the air pollutants and aims for improving the air quality. Bulgaria as a member of the European Union has to comply with all these regulations.This paper deals with PM air contamination in the city of Vidin, Bulgaria. Vidin is located in northwestern Bulgaria, on the south bank of the river Danube. On the other side of the Danube is the town of Calafat, Romania. In Vidin during the winter periods of the years there are PM, sulfur and carbon dioxides air pollution greater than accepted norms. Due to the lack of central heating, the population uses mainly solid fuels for heating both in the domestic and in the public sectors. In Vidin there are days with PM10 pollution greater than the daily norm of 50μg/m3. This paper aims to study PM10 air pollution in the city of Vidin, Bulgaria for the period 2012 – 2022.