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Development of smog warning systems in large industrial metropolises based on the example of Upper Silesian Industrial Region

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Urban Air Pollution

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Air quality monitoring is usually carried out taking into consideration the boundaries of particular cities. However, urban development processes aim at the creation of large urban-industrial complexes, occupying large areas and many cities wich cause various emission profiles. An example of such a metropolis is the Upper Silesian Industrial Region located in southern Poland, which can be a perfect area to carry out research work and to identify problems.

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  1. Environmental Control and Monitoring Department, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice Branch, Ul. Mariacka 6, 40-014, Katowice, Poland

    Leszek Osródka

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  1. Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29, 300, CP 10, I-00016, Monterotondo Stazione, Italy

    Ivo Allegrini  & Franco De Santis  & 

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Osródka, L. (1996). Development of smog warning systems in large industrial metropolises based on the example of Upper Silesian Industrial Region. In: Allegrini, I., De Santis, F. (eds) Urban Air Pollution. NATO ASI Series, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61120-9_29

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