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dc.contributor.authorKyrkilis, G.en
dc.contributor.authorChaloulakou, A.en
dc.contributor.authorKassomenos, P. A.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:30:23Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:30:23Z-
dc.identifier.issn0160-4120-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/16365-
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dc.subjectathensen
dc.subjectaqien
dc.subjectsub indicesen
dc.subjectaggregate indexen
dc.subjectair pollution controlen
dc.subjectpollution indexen
dc.subjectparticulate matteren
dc.subjectathensen
dc.subjecttaiwanen
dc.subjectgreeceen
dc.subjectareasen
dc.subjectpm2.5en
dc.titleDevelopment of an aggregate Air Quality Index for an urban Mediterranean agglomeration: Relation to potential health effectsen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.primaryDOI 10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.010-
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heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών και Τεχνολογιών. Τμήμα Βιολογικών Εφαρμογών και Τεχνολογιώνel
heal.publicationDate2007-
heal.abstractIt is very useful for the authorities and the people to have daily easy understandable information about the levels of air pollution and the proper measures to be taken for the protection of human health. In this paper we develop an aggregate Air Quality Index (AQI) based on the combined effects of five criteria pollutants (CO, SO2, NO2, O-3 and PM10) taking into account the European standards. We evaluate it for each monitoring station and for the whole area of Athens, Greece, an area with serious air pollution problems. A comparison was made with a modified version of Environmental Protection Agency/USA (USEPA) maximum value AQI model adjusted for European conditions. Hourly data of air pollutants from 4 monitoring stations, available during 1983-1999, were analysed for the development of the proposed index. The analysis reveals the Athenian population exposure reaches high levels and during last years a gradual increase of days with unhealthy conditions was detected. The proposed aggregate model estimates more effectively the exposure of citizens comparing with the modified USEPA maximum value model, because counts the impact of all the pollutants measured. Towards the informing and protection of the citizens in an urban agglomeration this model advantages as a political and administrative tool for the design of abatement strategies and effective measures of intervention. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en
heal.journalNameEnvironment Internationalen
heal.journalTypepeer reviewed-
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