Spatial Analysis of the Impact of Motor Vehicle Fires on the Urban Environment using the Example of Warsaw

Szewczyński, Krystian

Spatial Analysis of the Impact of Motor Vehicle Fires on the Urban Environment using the Example of Warsaw

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

Volume 16 (2023): Issue 3 (September 2023)

By:

Krystian Szewczyński

Open Access

|Oct 2023

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Administrative division of Warsaw with information about population density [30]

Locations of fires of passenger vehicles in the city of Warsaw

Locations of truck fires in the city of Warsaw

Locations of bus fires in the city of Warsaw

Locations of two-wheeler fires in the city of Warsaw

Basic demographic information about the districts of Warsaw [30]

District	Number of residents	Area [km²]	The density of population [pers./km²]
Bemowo	129169	24.95	5177
Białołęka	153100	73.00	2096
Bielany	133478	32.34	4127
Mokotów	225916	35.42	6378
Ochota	80988	9.72	8332
Praga-Południe	186834	22.38	8348
Praga-Północ	60855	11.31	5381
Rembertów	24670	19.30	1278
Śródmieście	101979	15.57	6550
Targówek	124240	24.33	5106
Ursus	67373	9.35	7198
Ursynów	151432	43.79	3458
Wawer	86399	79.71	1084
Wesoła	26380	22.94	1150
Wilanów	51172	36.73	1393
Włochy	49280	28.63	1721
Wola	151158	19.26	7848
Żoliborz	58633	8.47	6922

Vehicle fires in Warsaw, categorized by districts and type of burning vehicle

District	Number of vehicle fires
District	Passenger vehicles	Trucks	Buses	Two-wheelers
Bemowo	152	13	1	3
Białołęka	220	29	19	5
Bielany	162	14	9	6
Mokotów	378	34	8	9
Ochota	171	5	3	2
Praga-Południe	307	13	4	5
Praga-Północ	191	14	7	6
Rembertów	74	16	2	0
Śródmieście	270	20	10	5
Targówek	284	28	9	4
Ursus	89	11	4	2
Ursynów	239	19	8	4
Wawer	232	31	6	1
Wesoła	56	6	1	0
Wilanów	74	5	1	0
Włochy	155	16	6	1
Wola	233	26	7	7
Żoliborz	112	16	0	1
Warsaw	3399	316	105	61

Application of selected plastics in passenger vehicles [16, 17, 18]

Element	Plastics used
Bumper	PP, ABS, PC
Seats	PUR, PP, PCV
Dashboard	PP, ABS, PA, PC, PE
Components of the fuel system	PE, POM, PA, PP
Elements under the hood of the car	PA, PP, PBT
Car body parts	PP, PPE, UP
Internal moldings	PP, ABS, PET, POM, PCV
Electrical components	PP, PE, PBT, PA, PCV
Headlights	PP, PC, ABS, PMMA, UP
Upholstery	PCV, PUR, PP, PE
External mouldings	ABS, PC, PBT, ASA, PP
Tyres	Rubber (PBD, PI)
Others	PP, PE, PA

Approximate plastic masses for different vehicle types

Type of plastic	The mass of plastics in a given type of vehicle [kg]
	Passenger vehicle	Truck	Bus	Two-wheeler
PP	31.2	276.4	234.7	4.1
PUR	27.1	239.3	203.2	3.5
PA	13.2	116.8	99.2	1.7
HDPE	10.9	96.7	82.1	1.4
PVC	10.0	88.6	75.2	1.3
Rubber	26.6	226.2	192.0	3.3

Estimated total quantities of toxic substances emitted due to vehicle fires in Warsaw from 2010 to 2021, categorized by districts, along with the amount of average pollutants per year and per square kilometer

District	Amount of toxic substances emitted by vehicle fires [kg]				Total pollutants [kg]	Average annual pollutants [kg]	Average pollutants on the area [kg/km²]
District	Passenger vehicle	Truck	Bus	Two-wheeler	Total pollutants [kg]	Average annual pollutants [kg]	Average pollutants on the area [kg/km²]
Bemowo	629.24	476.00	31.09	1.61	1137.94	110.12	45.61
Białołęka	910.74	1061.84	590.62	2.69	2565.90	248.31	35.15
Bielany	670.64	512.61	279.77	3.23	1466.25	141.89	45.34
Mokotów	1564.82	1244.91	248.68	4.84	3063.26	296.44	86.48
Ochota	707.90	183.08	93.26	1.08	985.30	95.35	101.37
Praga-Południe	1270.90	476.00	124.34	2.69	1873.93	181.35	83.73
Praga-Północ	790.69	512.61	217.60	3.23	1524.13	147.50	134.76
Rembertów	306.34	585.84	62.17	0.00	954.35	92.36	49.45
Śródmieście	1117.73	732.30	310.85	2.69	2163.58	209.38	138.96
Targówek	1175.69	1025.22	279.77	2.15	2482.83	240.27	102.05
Ursus	368.44	402.77	124.34	1.08	896.62	86.77	95.90
Ursynów	989.40	695.69	248.68	2.15	1935.92	187.35	44.21
Wawer	960.42	1135.07	186.51	0.54	2282.54	220.89	28.64
Wesoła	231.83	219.69	31.09	0.00	482.60	46.70	21.04
Wilanów	306.34	183.08	31.09	0.00	520.50	50.37	14.17
Włochy	641.66	585.84	186.51	0.54	1414.55	136.89	49.41
Wola	964.56	951.99	217.60	3.77	2137.92	206.90	111.00
Żoliborz	463.65	585.84	0.00	0.54	1050.03	101.62	123.97
Warsaw	14071.00	11570.37	3263.97	32.82	28938.16	2800.47	55.95

Combustion products of selected polymers along with approximate masses of selected pollutants [26, 27, 28, 29]

The type of pollution	Approximate mass of combustion product in relation to 1 kg of material mass [g/kg]
The type of pollution	PP^*	PUR	PA	HDPE	PVC	Rubber
Benzene	0.90	5.00	5.00	2.00	X	X
Toluene	0.26	0.46	0.50	0.26	X	X
Formaldehyde	1.16	0.93	0.25	1.16	X	X
Acetaldehyde	1.45	1.21	0.19	1.45	X	X
Phenol	0.03	0.43	0.01	0.03	X	X
Benzoic acid	0.20	7.65	0.32	0.21	X	X
Sulfur dioxide	X	X	X	X	X	20.0
Nitrogen oxide	X	X	X	X	X	2.50
Hydrogen chloride	X	X	X	X	250	11
Hydrogen cyanide	X	2.00	2.00	1.00	X	X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142

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Language: English

Page range: 181 - 191

Submitted on: Aug 11, 2023

Accepted on: Sep 1, 2023

Published on: Oct 20, 2023

Published by: Silesian University of Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 times per year

Keywords:

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Basic demographic information about the districts of Warsaw [30]

Vehicle fires in Warsaw, categorized by districts and type of burning vehicle

Application of selected plastics in passenger vehicles [16, 17, 18]

Approximate plastic masses for different vehicle types

Estimated total quantities of toxic substances emitted due to vehicle fires in Warsaw from 2010 to 2021, categorized by districts, along with the amount of average pollutants per year and per square kilometer

Combustion products of selected polymers along with approximate masses of selected pollutants [26, 27, 28, 29]

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