Photochemical air pollutant levels and ozone phytotoxicity in the region of Mesogia-Attica, Greece

dc.contributor.author	Saitanis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Karandinos, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Riga-Karandinos, AN	en
dc.contributor.author	Lorenzini, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlassi, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:45:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:45:35Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	09574352	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2003.003748	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/2521
dc.subject	Air pollution	en
dc.subject	Airport	en
dc.subject	Ozone biomonitoring	en
dc.subject	Phytodetection	en
dc.subject	Phytotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone	en
dc.subject.other	Photochemical reactions	en
dc.subject.other	Plants (botany)	en
dc.subject.other	Phototoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	biological marker	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen oxide	en
dc.subject.other	ozone	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	biomonitoring	en
dc.subject.other	ozone	en
dc.subject.other	photochemistry	en
dc.subject.other	phytotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	air monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	air pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	airport	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	phytotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	time series analysis	en
dc.subject.other	tobacco	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Nicotiana tabacum	en
dc.title	Photochemical air pollutant levels and ozone phytotoxicity in the region of Mesogia-Attica, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1504/IJEP.2003.003748	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	The levels of photochemical air pollutants: O3, NO and NO2, were monitored in Athens and in the neighbouring region of the Mesogia plain (Spata, Artemis and Markopoulo) from 1 May-31 August 2000. Phytodetection of ozone was also conducted using bioindicator plants of Bel-W3 and Zichnomirodata (KK6/5) tobacco varieties. The average maximum daily O3 concentration was 60-75 ppb, while the 24 hour average ranged from 40-65 ppb. The AOT40 (ppb hours) index was very high in Athens (16 679 over 121 days), Spata (16325 over 110 days), Artemis (8093 over 22 days) and Markopoulo (18 646 over 113 days), suggesting potentially phytotoxic ozone levels. The ozone bioindicator plants of Bel-W3 and KK6/5 tobacco varieties were highly injured in all regions confirming the phytotoxicity of those ozone levels. The levels of NO and NO2 recorded at the three stations, in the Mesogia plain, were considerably lower than those occurring in Athens. The data presented here provide important background information concerning pollution levels in the Mesogia plain shortly before the operation of the new international airport 'Eleftherios Venizelos' in this region (March 2001).	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Environment and Pollution	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.volume	19	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1504/IJEP.2003.003748	en
dc.identifier.spage	197	en
dc.identifier.epage	208	en