An assessment of PM levels based on indicative PM measurements and relationships with PM and PM concentrations, for the analysis of hospital admissions and mortality in the Moravian region.

Background: Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is a serious concern in the city of Ostrava. Thus, in 2018, a project entitled "Validation of the relationships between PM, PM and PM concentrations, and morbidity and mortality, in the heavily polluted region in the Czech Republic," was launched. The relationship between hospital admissions and mortality in the said region is based primarily on short-term PM and PM concentrations and indicative PM measurement.

Fine and Ultrafine Aerosol in Ostrava Ambient Air.

Air quality in the Moravian-Silesian Region and especially in the Ostrava agglomeration represents a very important factor influencing the environment and health of the local population. The area has been burdend for more than two centuries with rapid development of the mining industry and related metallurgical and chemical production. As a result, hundreds of tons of pollutants have progressively been released into the atmosphere.