Abstract
Urban air pollution from road transport is a growing concern in a large number of developing country cities and Brasov is not an exception. Exposure to pollutants such as carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and ozone has been found to be associated with increases in hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and mortality in many cities in Europe and other continents. Pedestrian exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) was investigated along a major road situated in the centre of Brasov city. The measurements of the pollutant emissions specific to the zone studied were realized with a portable gas detector MultiRAE IR. It was analyzed the concentration variation of four chemical compounds (CO [ppm], VOC [ppm], SO2 [ppm] and CO2 [ppm]) concentration, specific to the areas near the road’ infrastructure for the time interval when the measurements were made. Also, there ware made meteorological conditions measurements, using a portable anemometer, AIRFLOW TA460.
Keywords: Pollution, Pedestrians, Traffic, Vehicles, Analyzes