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

When assessing the environmental impacts of chemical maintenance options, in principle, methodological (not procedural) approaches can be based on environmental impact assessment (EIA) approaches according to Act No. 100/2001 Coll. as amended. The basic approach is the assessment of direct impacts that the project will have on the directly affected environmental components. This also includes obvious indirect impacts that occur in other locations in connection with the evaluated project. The fundamental fact is that it is necessary to assess the impact on all environmental components and only on the basis of a comprehensive assessment to decide on overall acceptability. All real options, including the zero option, must be assessed and compared with each other. From a technological perspective, there are two basic approaches: chemical and inert sanding (and their combinations).

The methodology provides a general analysis of the impacts on individual components of the environment, including practical examples as described in the EIA Act. Factors that support or, conversely, hinder the application of the relevant procedure are always listed. The methodology also contains a proposal for methodological steps for overall decision-making on the optimal variant.