Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2026, vol. 28, pp. 537-546
Ondrej Stopka1 
, Mária Stopková1 , Branislav Šarkan2
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1. Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic 2. University of Žilina, Slovak Republic |
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https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036 |
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This paper presents a modelling approach for assessing the environmental impacts of passenger vehicle traffic and demonstrates its application to regional transport planning using a labor mobility case study. The analysis focuses on the Strážný–Philippsreut model route, a 6.8 km regional commuter corridor linking the South Bohemian Region (Czech Republic) with Bavaria (Germany). The volume of emissions was quantified using the EEA/COPERT 5.5 methodology, based on actual traffic data collected during traffic surveys. Calculations took into consideration fuel type, Euro emission standard, route terrain characteristics, and round-trip (journey) distances. The study evaluated pollutant emissions of CO, HC, NOₓ, PM, and CO₂. On the first day of data collection, total round-trip emissions reached 5.78 kg CO, 0.83 kg HC, 1.77 kg NOₓ, 0.13 kg PM, and 865.5 kg CO₂, whilst lower traffic intensity on the second day of conducting the traffic survey reduced emissions' volume by more than 60%, resulting in 2.20 kg CO, 0.31 kg HC, 0.68 kg NOₓ, 0.05 kg PM, and 330 kg CO₂. Approximately 61% of pollutant emissions were generated on the Czech part of the route and 39% on the German part. Vehicles equipped with spark-ignition engines were the primary source of CO and HC, whereas those with compression-ignition engines dominated NOₓ and PM emissions. The designed model serves as a practical tool for evaluating the environmental impacts of regional mobility and can support evidence-based planning to reduce the transport-related emissions burden.
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planning, regional transport, mobility, environmental impact, traffic data collection
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AMA Style
Stopka O., Stopková M., Šarkan B. Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2026; 28. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
ACM Style
Stopka O., Stopková M., Šarkan B. 2026. Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 28. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
ACS Style
Stopka O., Stopková M., Šarkan B., Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2026, 28, 537-546. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
APA Style
Stopka O., Stopková M., Šarkan B. (2026). Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 28, 537-546. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
ABNT Style
STOPKA O., STOPKOVÁ M., ŠARKAN B. Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, v. 28, p. 537-546, 2026. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
Chicago Style
Ondrej Stopka, Mária Stopková, and Branislav Šarkan. 2026. "Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport". Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 28, 537-546. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
Harvard Style
Stopka O., Stopková M., Šarkan B. (2026) "Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport", Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 28, pp. 537-546. doi:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036
IEEE Style
O. Stopka, M. Stopková, and B. Šarkan, "Modeling the Calculation of the Vehicles' Environmental Impact: a Case Study Regarding Planning Regional Transport", RoczOchrSrod, vol. 28, pp. 537-546. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.036