In order to evaluate the impact on air quality of the NEC
scenarios, numerical simulations were performed with the WRF–
EURAD modeling system, for the current situation (2012) and 2020
year, using the same (2012) meteorological conditions as input.
The results were analyzed for the most critical atmospheric
pollutants, namely NO2, O3, SO2, and particulate matter (PM10 and
PM2.5), taking as guide the legislation limit values and its
fulfillment.