Development of an aggregate Air Quality Index for an urban Mediterranean agglomeration: Relation to potential health effects

Kyrkilis, G; Chaloulakou, A; Kassomenos, PA

dc.contributor.author	Kyrkilis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Chaloulakou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, PA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:07Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0160-4120	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17931
dc.subject	Aggregate index	en
dc.subject	Air pollution control	en
dc.subject	AQI	en
dc.subject	Athens	en
dc.subject	Sub indices	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Agglomeration	en
dc.subject.other	Data reduction	en
dc.subject.other	Health risks	en
dc.subject.other	Pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	Standards	en
dc.subject.other	Aggregate index	en
dc.subject.other	Air Quality Index	en
dc.subject.other	Sub indices	en
dc.subject.other	Unhealthy conditions	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	abatement cost	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	health risk	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean environment	en
dc.subject.other	pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	pollution effect	en
dc.subject.other	pollution exposure	en
dc.subject.other	pollution monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	public health	en
dc.subject.other	urban atmosphere	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon Monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	Cities	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Models, Theoretical	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen Dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone	en
dc.subject.other	Particulate Matter	en
dc.subject.other	Sulfur Dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Development of an aggregate Air Quality Index for an urban Mediterranean agglomeration: Relation to potential health effects	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.010	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.010	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	It 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.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Environment International	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.010	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000247486000009	en
dc.identifier.volume	33	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	670	en
dc.identifier.epage	676	en