Sources of air pollution in Cieszyn
The main sources of air pollution in Cieszyn are:
o power stations and thermal power stations
o transport
o industry, manufacturing and processing
o residential heating
o burning of waste materials
The quality of air in Cieszyn is influenced both by local emissions generated at concentrated points (industrial plants), scattered sources (numerous household boiler-rooms, ovens and furnaces), linear sources (transport) and also pollutants originating from industrial areas located in the distance of 25 to 60 kilometres from the city like Rybnik Coal Field (north of Cieszyn), Upper-Silesian Industrial District (in the north-east) and Karvina-Ostrava Industrial District (in the north-west).
Quality of air in Cieszyn
In the Cieszyn area there are two points for the continuous monitoring of concentrations of air pollutants whose findings are used to analyse and define the quality of air, for example on the roof of Student's House at Niemcewicza Street.
General the quality depends on local weather conditions and topografic profile, so Cieszyn has very differential quality of air.