Air pollution has a significant impact on human health and natural ecosystems. The principal gaseous pollutants compounds
result from different types of combustion processes. In this category there are included carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide
(CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), dust and hydrocarbons. Nitrogen oxides are a group of highly reactive gases, which contain
nitrogen and oxygen in varying amounts. Most of the nitrogen oxides are colorless and odorless gas. This paper highlights the
connections between air quality aspects in Bacau city by analysis of variance for the nitrogen oxides (NOx) concentration and the
most representative climatic factors. We used data recorded during 2010 at the Bacau Meteorological Station and at the air
quality monitoring stations. These data were used to establish connections between cases where maximum allowable
concentration are exceeded for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the variation of climatic factors. The analyzed climatic factors were:
air temperature, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction. Some conclusions of this
paper have shown that the wind can intensify the action of the pollutant or a rapid dispersion. Wind direction influences the air
quality in a specific urban area based on the shape and size of the city, the type and distribution of the main sources of pollution
and geographic location. In the warm seasons in Bacau, strong solar radiation plays an important role in the activation of
chemical reactions in the air due to pollution, especially with nitrogen oxides, which reacts with atmospheric oxygen, causing a
complex series of photochemical reactions.