Department of Environmental Protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania,
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2014 Jan;21(1):299-313. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-2046-6. Epub 2013 Aug 10.
The composition of the ambient air is constantly changing; therefore, the monitoring of ambient air quality to detect the changes caused by aerogenic pollutants makes the essential part of general environmental monitoring. To achieve more effective improvement of the ambient air quality, the Directive 2008/50/EC on 'Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe' was adopted by the European Parliament and the European Council. It informed the public and enterprises about a negative effect of pollution on humans, animals and plants, as well as about the need for monitoring aerogenic pollutants not only at the continuous monitoring stations but also by using indicator methods, i.e. by analysing natural deposit media. The problem of determining the relationship between the accumulation level of pollutants by a deposit medium and the level of air pollution and its risks is constantly growing in importance. The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the response of the main four deposit media, i.e. snow cover, soil, pine bark and epigeic mosses, to the long-term pollution by aerogenic pollutants which can be observed in the area of oil refinery influence. Based on the quantitative expressions of the amounts of the accumulated pollutants in the deposit media, the territory of the oil refinery investigated in this paper has been referred to the areas of mild or moderate pollution.
环境空气中的成分在不断变化；因此，监测环境空气质量以发现空气污染物引起的变化，是一般环境监测的重要组成部分。为了更有效地改善环境空气质量，欧洲议会和欧洲理事会通过了关于“欧洲环境空气质量和更清洁空气”的 2008/50/EC 指令。该指令告知公众和企业污染对人类、动物和植物的负面影响，以及不仅需要在连续监测站监测空气污染物，还需要使用指示方法，即通过分析自然沉积介质来监测空气污染物。确定沉积介质中污染物积累水平与空气污染及其风险水平之间关系的问题变得越来越重要。本文对主要四种沉积介质（即雪盖、土壤、松皮和地衣）对受油精炼厂影响地区可观察到的空气污染物的长期污染的反应进行了全面分析。基于沉积介质中积累污染物的数量的定量表达，本文所研究的炼油厂所在地区被归为轻度或中度污染地区。
