DETECTION OF METALS IN PARTICULATE MATTER IN A SHIPYARD ENVIRONMENT

Onečišćenje zraka može biti štetno za život i zdravlje ljudi i životinjski svijet, može nepovoljno utjecati na biljke, na osjećaj udobnosti čovjeka te može oštetiti predmete koje čovjek koristi. Razlikujemo slijedeće izvore onečišćenja zraka: antropogeni i prirodni, a u ovom radu je posebna pažnja usmjerena na antropogeni izvor onečišćenja zraka (brodogradilište) kao mogući izvor onečišćenja zraka metalima u lebdećim česticama PM10. U radu su prikazani rezultati trogodišnjih mjerenja metala olova, kadmija, bakra, cinka i željeza u lebdećim česticama zraka u okolini brodogradilišta. Rezultati pokazuju da razine navedenih metala u lebdećim česticama tijekom promatranog razdoblja nisu prelazila preporučenu graničnu vrijednost, te prema tome kvaliteta zraka ovog područja svrstava se u 1. kategoriju.Air pollution can be harmful to human life and health and wildlife, can adversely affect plants, human comfort and can damage objects used by humans. We distinguish the following sources of air pollution: anthropogenic and natural, and in this paper special attention is paid to the anthropogenic source of air pollution (shipyard) as a possible source of air pollution by metals in PM10 suspended particles. The paper presents the results of three-year measurements of lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and iron metals in particulate matter in the vicinity of the shipyard. The results show that the levels of these metals in particulate matter during the observed period did not exceed the recommended limit value, and therefore the air quality of this area is classified in 1st category