THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN CITIES AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE CAPITAL OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

OERTLICHE VERTEILUNG VON KOHLENMONOXID IN STAEDTEN AM BEISPIEL DER HAUPTSTADT DER DDR

A ONE YEAR MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME FOR CARBON MONOXIDE AT 174 EVENLY DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENT POINTS (INTERSECTION POINTS OF THE GAUSS-KRUEGER-COORDINATES) IN THE CAPITAL OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC SHOWS THAT OLDER AREAS WITH HIGH DENSITIES OF POPULATION ARE MUCH MORE STRONGLY AFFECTED THAN MODERN, OPEN BUILDING COMPLEXES. THE VALUES MEASURED IN THE WINTER ARE 1.8 TIMES THOSE OF THE SUMMER VALUES (INFLUENCE OF DOMESTIC FIRES). EVEN RECREATION AREAS SUCH AS PARKS AND OTHER CENTRES, DISPLAY A LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE POLLUTION WHICH CANNOT BE IGNORED. THE PROPORTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DUE TO EXHAUST FUMES AMOUNTS TO 56-60% IN THE HEATING PERIOD. CONTROL OF THIS LEVEL CANNOT BE ACHIEVED BY MEASURES RELATING TO CARS ALONE. COMPLEX MEASURES INVOLVING URBAN PLANNING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ARE NECESSARY.

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  • Accession Number: 01300311
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 7:47AM