Air pressure, temperature inversions and wind had a decisive influence on air pollution in Pljevlja during January.
In the Analysis of Meteorological Conditions carried out for the needs of the Environmental Protection Agency by meteorologist Branko Micev, it is written that the meteorological conditions were very specific and that this had a significant impact on the air quality.
It is stated that during January there were strong temperature inversions with high air pressure and quiet weather without wind. Micev concludes that this combination of meteorological parameters resulted in increased concentration in the ground layer of the atmosphere.
"On the days when there was wind, the concentrations were at a minimum, but there were very few such days, only five, with strong gusts of wind. Temperature inversions with high air pressure certainly had the most significant impact. A particularly unfavorable combination occurred during the third decade from January 19. These drastic differences in micrometeorological parameters can be a significant factor for high concentrations of polluting particles in the prismatic layer of the atmosphere".
According to the Agency's data, in Pljevlja during January, the concentration of PM 10 particles was many times higher than the permissible limit for even 28 days. In the same period last year, 25 days were registered. The analysis states that the meteorological conditions during January this year were more extreme and more conducive to the generation of high concentrations in the ground layer compared to the same period in 2015.
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