Emission of air pollutants in Poland compared to other countries in the world Cover Image

Wielkość emisji zanieczyszczeń powietrza w Polsce na tle innych krajów świata
Emission of air pollutants in Poland compared to other countries in the world

Author(s): Patrycja Zwiech, Anna Turczak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: emission of gases; air pollution; standardized sum method; comparison of countries

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to compare selected twenty nine countries in the world in terms of emission of air pollutants in relation to their total area and population, and ordering these countries from the best to the worst. A hypothesis was stated that Poland is a region with relatively low emission of air pollutants compared to the number of inhabitant sand moderate emission with respect to the total area of the country. In the study this hypothesis was verified positively. In the article the standardized sum method was used as a tool

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 37/1
  • Page Range: 61-73
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish