LOGISTICS Models of the Impact of Road Transport in Air…

Nowadays it can be observed that globalization has contributed to an increase in the amount of transported goods and raw materials. This is due to the intensification of the frequency of transportation including road transport. The result appears to be an increased amount of harmful emissions into the atmosphere. Toxic gases and dust are emitted to atmospheric air, and this problem is particularly noticeable in the large cities, to which the city of Lodz is classified. With the development of environmental awareness in society through the pressure exerted on government authorities and businesses, the number of actions taken to protect the environment increases. So far, direct and indirect instruments have been developed to raise awareness of society, as well as of operators, on issues related to ecology. It should be noted that the collection of such relevant information requires the development of an appropriate course of action and development of adequate tools to carry out such measurements and that will bring the desired results. In the region of Lodz measurement stations measure the level of pollution emitted from sources of different origin. Using appropriate mathematical models and combining them with the findings in the measurement data, the annual evaluation of environmental quality is developed. Because of the subject area addressed in this paper, the way of collecting data to create a report for the annual assessment of air quality in this region is the most important aspect. Particular interest in this regard is the emission of selected gases and dust coming from the line source (road transport). The presented considerations may become very important for the entire logistics industry in the context of the expected steady increase of overall road transport emissions in the atmosphere