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Air Pollution by Photochemical Oxidants

Formation, Transport, Control, and Effects on Plants

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Robert Guderian

    1. Institut für Angewandte Botanik, Universität Essen, Essen 1, Germany

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 52)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Formation, Transport, and Control of Photochemical Oxidants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-3

    3. Oxidants, Precursors, and Concomitant Species

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      Pages 4-10

    4. Emissions and Ambient Air Concentrations

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      Pages 11-67

    5. Air Chemistry and Dispersion

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      Pages 68-96

    6. Surveillance of Ambient Air Quality

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 97-104

    7. Abatement Strategies

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 105-106

    8. Summary and Final Conclusions

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      Pages 107-108

    9. Appendix

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      Pages 109-110

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 111-125
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  4. Effects of Photochemical Oxidants on Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Introduction

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 129-131

    3. Mode of Action

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      Pages 132-169

    4. Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Estimation of Effects

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 170-204

    5. Factors Influencing Plant Responses

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 205-245

    6. Effects of Pollutant Combinations

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      Pages 246-275

    7. Dose-Response Relationships

      • Robert Guderian
      Pages 276-296

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 297-333
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Photochemical oxidants are secondary air pollutants formed under the influence of sunlight by complex photochemical reactions in air which contains nitrogen oxides and reactive hydrocarbons as precursors. The most adverse components formed by photochemical reactions in polluted air are ozone (0 ) 3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), among many other products such as aldehydes, ketones, organic and inorganic acids, nitrates, sulfates etc. An analysis and evaluation of the available knowledge has been used to characterize the relationships among emissions, ambient air concentrations, and effects, and to identify the important controlling influences on the formation and effects of photochemical oxidants. The biological activity of photochemical oxidants was first clearly manifested during the early 1940's, when vegetation injury was observed in the Los Angeles Basin in the United States. Since that time, as a consequence of the increasing emissions of photochemical oxidant precursors, the photochemical oxidants have become the most important air pollutants in North America. In other parts of the world, for example South and Central America, Asia, and Australia, photo­ chemical oxidants threaten vegetation, particularly the economic and ecological performance of plant life. According to my knowledge, the first observations of ozone and PAN injury to vegetation in Europe were made by Dr. Ellis F. Darley (Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Riverside, California) during a study visit (1963/64) to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Angewandte Botanik, Universität Essen, Essen 1, Germany

    Robert Guderian

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Air Pollution by Photochemical Oxidants

  • Book Subtitle: Formation, Transport, Control, and Effects on Plants

  • Editors: Robert Guderian

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70118-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-70120-7Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-70118-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 348

  • Topics: Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Agriculture, Forestry, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

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