PARTICULATE POLLUTION LEVELS IN KATOWICE, A HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED POLISH CITY

Particulate measurements made in Katowice, Poland, in 1989 (prior to p olitical changes in Eastern Europe and the resulting decrease in indus trial production) indicate total suspended particulate levels that are 3-10 times higher than in other European cities. The concentrations o f cadmium, nickel and manganese were also significantly higher than in other places in Europe. However, lead concentrations were comparable to European cities with high automobile traffic. The modes and concent ration levels of the Katowice aerosol were highly direction dependent, which indicates that most of the sampled particles were locally or re gionally emitted into the atmosphere.