Assessment of pollutant concentrations from a rail vehicle during remote sensing research

Abstract

Remote sensing research was carried out for a standard-gauge railbus used for passenger transport in the Wielkopolska voivodeship (Poland). Pollution concentrations were measured using a modular device for ecological assessment of moving vehicles - an emission gate. The basic tests were carried out using equipment from the PEMS group. The results from the remote sensing device were compared to them. Taking into account the results, it was concluded that the newly developed device allows for the assessment of pollutant concentrations in a non-invasive way, both for gaseous compounds and solid particles. The presented analyzes indicate that most of the concentrations reached values close to the minimum indications from the PEMS equipment.