AIRSENS

Activities

1. Measurement of dust particles in selected locations

The measurements will be carried out in six municipalities of the South Moravian Region and in two urban districts of the city of Brno, which to some extent still have a rural character, especially in terms of the predominant type of development of family houses.

2. Analysis of dust particles

As part of the automated sensor-based measurement of PM concentrations, the project will include accredited sampling and laboratory analysis of dust particles for a total of 29 PAHs to enable identification of real toxicity to humans.

3. Screening prediction of health risks

Based on the laboratory analysis of dust particles, a prediction of potential health risks to the population will be made. The resulting measured concentrations of 29 PAHs including the carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene and 7 other carcinogenic representatives of this group (benzo[a]anthracene,

benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz[ah]anthracene, indeno[123cd]pyrene and benzo[ghi]perylene) will be input into the screening analysis of potential health risks.

4. Questionnaire survey

A quantitative research strategy, i.e. a questionnaire survey focusing on the economic assessment of health risks and the perception of the willingness of the population to change the local heating method, will be carried out in the same locations where dust particles will be measured. The research will focus on the perception and assessment of the acceptability of air pollution risks. The project will focus on how people subjectively perceive various risks, especially health and environmental risks associated with air pollution, including an analysis of preferences for reducing these risks. The research will focus on heterogeneity in risk perceptions and preferences to reduce them.

5. Stakeholder interviews

Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with representatives of the municipality, business sector, schools and other key local stakeholders to identify perceived air pollution problems in the municipality and ways to address them, and most importantly to identify the potential from stakeholders to prevent or remove barriers to household motivation to change their heating patterns.