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Ozone exposure

Areas of potential ozone risk for selected tree species in Austria

Environmental Science and Pollution Research volume 3, pages 213–217 (1996)Cite this article

Abstract

Increased tropospheric ozone concentrations cause damage to both human health and the environment. To assess the exposure of forest areas and selected tree species to ozone, it is necessary to calculate the ozone exposure distribution. The present article describes the application of an ozone interpolation model to the calculation of the ozone exposure distribution in combination with forest inventory data.

The exposure of forest regions to ozone was assessed by means of an AOT40 map (accumulated ozone exposure over a threshold of 40 ppb). The calculation was performed by hourly running of the model during the summer term and accumulation of the patterns that exceeded 40 ppb.

The exposure of the primary Austrian tree species to ozone can be assessed due to the spatial relation of ozone exposure and tree species patterns. This spatial relation also allows the verification of assumptions concerning ozone-related tree damage.

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Abbreviations

AOT40:

Accumulated ozone exposure over a threshold of 40 ppb

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  1. Environmental Planning Department, Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf, A-2444, Seibersdorf, Austria

    Wolfgang Loibl

  2. Institute of Air-Pollution Research and Forest Chemistry, Federal Forest Research Centre, A-1130, Vienna, Austria

    Stefan Smidt

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Loibl, W., Smidt, S. Ozone exposure. Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 3, 213–217 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986962

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Keywords

  • Ozone
  • Austria
  • modelling
  • critical level
  • AOT40