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The Elbe River valley in the section between Lovosice and Děčín is a heavily populated area, which, in addition to transport and industry, is also heavily affected by air pollution from local heating plants. In winter, this valley of the Elbe River flowing through the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area often experiences an inversion condition, where the air quality deteriorates significantly, especially due to poorly operated local heating plants. Fumes from local heating plants thus remain sealed in the river valley and have a negative impact on the health of the inhabitants. In the 1990s, most of the larger settlements were gasified and the same was true in this area. Despite this, there are still many solid fuel boilers in operation today. For these reasons, there are also frequent complaints about high emissions from local heating plants from the inhabitants of the affected towns. This project should identify where and under what conditions the situation is worst and, based on an evaluation of the data, subsequently propose measures to help address this problem in the municipalities.