The Athens International Airport And Air Quality
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
74
Pages
10
Published
2004
Size
1,466 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/AIR040301
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
E. P. Anamaterou, C.M. O'Connor, M. N. Sarkissian, C. I. Raftopoulou, E.G. Leivaditis, C. Hatzis, V.D. Assimakopoulos & H.A. Flocas
Abstract
The Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" began operation in March 2001. The Airport Company's Environmental Department, which has been certified according to ISO 14001, ensures compliance with environmental regulations and seeks to continuously improve the airport's environmental performance. The objective of this paper is to illustrate in detail the airport's comprehensive approach to air quality management. Exposure of the surrounding population is monitored with a multi-station Air Quality Monitoring Network (AQMN). Concentrations of ozone, particulate matter, oxides of nit
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