Monitoring of pollution around roads in connection with winter maintenance of transport infrastructure

When evaluating the effects of chemical maintenance variants on the environment, it is possible, in principle, from a methodological (not procedural) point of view, to start from the environmental impact assessment (EIA) approaches according to Act No. 100/2001 Coll. as amended. The assessment of the direct effects that the plan will cause on the directly affected components of the environment is fundamental. Furthermore, evident indirect effects that take place in other locations in relation to the evaluated plan are included here. A very fundamental fact is that it is necessary to assess the impact on all components of the environment and only on the basis of a comprehensive assessment decide on overall acceptability. All real variants, including the zero variant, must be assessed and compared with each other. In terms of technology, there are two basic approaches: chemical and inert sprinkling (and their combinations). The methodology includes a general analysis of the effects on individual components of the environment, including practical examples, as described in the EIA Act. Factors that support or, on the contrary, hinder the application of the relevant procedure are always mentioned. Furthermore, the methodology contains a proposal of methodological steps for overall decision-making about the optimal variant.

The methodology was created with the state support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports within the framework of the National Sustainability Program I, project Transport Research and Development Center (LO1610).