Details

Title

Assessment of heating boiler replacement effectiveness in reducing PM10 and PM2.5 emissions: A case study of the Pszczyna Commune, Silesia, Poland

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2025

Volume

51

Issue

4

Authors

Affiliation

Piekarska-Stachowiak, Anna : Silesian Water Centre, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Lipowczan, Marcin : Silesian Water Centre, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Woźnica, Andrzej : Silesian Water Centre, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Piekarska-Stachowiak, Anna : Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Lipowczan, Marcin : Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Woźnica, Andrzej : Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Strzelecka-Jastrząb, Ewa : Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Katowice, Poland ; Polok, Magdalena : Pszczyna City Hall, Pszczyna, Poland ; Woźnica, Joanna : Pszczyna Smog Alert Association, Pszczyna, Poland ; Dzida, Aleksander : Specialist Horticultural Farm Marek Dzida, Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Poland

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

159-177

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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DOI: 10.24425/aep.2025.157236

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