Monitoring of territory pollution by particulate matter in relation to road traffic

Nowadays, air pollution is an important and at the same time often overlooked problem that causes short-term health as well as long-term respiratory problems. Road transport is a significant source of air pollution. The effort of the EU and the Slovak Republic is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and look for alternative sustainable sources. In order to improve air quality, it is very important to determine the main sources and problem areas of air pollution. Monitoring by air pollution measuring stations is used as a tool to comply with the values. The aim of the contribution is to analyze the current distribution of air quality monitoring stations in relation to road transport. The paper targets to point out the excessive air pollution with particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 due to road freight transport. The analytical part of the research is processed for 11 selected locations in the territory of the Slovak Republic. The results show an increase in the concentration of particulate matter in places with a high volume of freight traffic. From the research, it is also possible to determine places in Slovakia that are affected by a frequent decrease in quality within the national monitoring system.