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Georgios Fontaras Georgios Karavalakis Panayotis Pistikopoulos Evangelos Bakeas Zissis Samaras 《Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)》2010,158(5):1451-10343
Five biodiesels from different feedstocks (rapeseed, soy, sunflower, palm, and used fried oils) blended with diesel at 10% vol. ratio (B10), were tested on a Euro 3 common-rail passenger car. Limited effects (−2% to +4%) were observed on CO2 emissions. CO and HC emissions increased between 10% and 25% on average, except at high speed - high power where emissions were too low to draw conclusions. NOx emissions increased by up to 20% for two out of the five blends, decreased by up to 15% for two other blends, and remained unchanged for one blend. Particulate matter (PM) was reduced for all blends by up to 25% and the reductions were positively correlated with the extent of biodiesel saturation. PM reductions are associated with consistent reductions in non-volatile particle number. A variable behaviour in particle number is observed when volatile particles are also accounted. 相似文献
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Stamatis Zogaris Alcibiades N. Economou Panayotis Dimopoulos 《Environmental management》2009,43(4):682-697
Ecoregion delineations have gained increased attention in Europe, especially following the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC
(WFD), which provides the European Union’s first policy-relevant ecoregion map. However, the WFD’s ecoregions were created
through a minor adaptation of Illies’ (Limnofauna Europaea. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Stuttgart, 1967/1978) freshwater zoogeographic
regions, and the map’s specific boundaries have not been widely evaluated with respect to the WFD’s uses or their biogeographic
accuracy. We examined the WFD ecoregion boundaries in Greece and its neighboring Balkan states by comparing them with the
most prominent freshwater biogeographic boundaries as shown by riverine freshwater fish assemblages. Classification and ordination
analyses of 23 river basin fish assemblages helped delineate natural faunal break boundaries in freshwater species assemblage
distributions depicting major biogeographic barriers to aquatic biota dispersal. However, these biogeographic boundaries differ
from those delineated in the WFD map, suggesting boundary errors and inconsistencies in the delineation method of the WFD
ecoregions. We reviewed specific boundary disagreements and produced a map showing the region’s most prominent freshwater
biogeographic boundaries by charting them on watershed borders among the four biotically dissimilar river basin groups in
the southern Balkans. This regional evaluation reveals both a need to reconcile disparate approaches to ecoregion mapping
and to promote the development of a new policy-relevant inland waters ecoregion framework that would support broad-scale water
management and aquatic conservation. 相似文献
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El Chliaoutakis J Demakakos P Tzamalouka G Bakou V Koumaki M Darviri C 《Journal of Safety Research》2002,33(4):431-443
PROBLEM: In Greece, there is a lack of scientific evidence on the relationship between aggressive behavior while driving and young drivers' involvement in car crashes; this study examined this potential relationship. METHODS: The randomly selected samples of 356 young drivers (18-24 years old) were interviewed through a questionnaire of self-reported car crash involvement, which mainly focused on their behavior on the road and the number of car crashes in which they had been involved. RESULTS: The statistical methods used were principal components analysis (PCA) and multiple regression analysis. Two factors relevant to aggressive driving emerged: (a) driving violations and (b) irritability while driving. The multivariate model suggested that driving just for fun (joyriding) and irritability were predictors of young drivers' involvement in car crashes. It was found that younger age was negatively associated with young drivers' involvement in car crashes. IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY: The findings of this study can contribute in the formation of public policies aiming to prevent young drivers' car crashes. These findings can also be the starting point of some health promotion interventions trying to reduce car crashes and casualties on the road. Finally, the insurance companies may be interested in applying these findings into their field of interest. 相似文献
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Volatile hydrocarbons (VHCs) were monitored in two urban street canyons for 16 days. Measurements of 15 selected VHCs were performed simultaneously at three different sampling heights: at street level (2 m), at 8 m, and at the rooftop (25 m above the ground). The aim of the study was to investigate the factors responsible for the horizontal and vertical changes in VHC concentrations. Physical parameters controlling the concentration gradients (wind flow and speed) were enabled. It was concluded that dilution and dispersion decrease the concentrations of HCs emitted at street level by approximately a factor of 6 between rooftop and street levels. Low winds and winds parallel to the street axis were identified as the worst dispersion conditions. The correlation between the measured VHC concentrations gave an insight into their fate. An empirical relationship between CO and benzene was established. These results may have important implications in planning monitoring studies to support research on population exposure in urban areas. 相似文献
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Elias Vouitsis Leonidas Ntziachristos Panayiotis Pistikopoulos Zissis Samaras Loukia Chrysikou Constantini Samara Chrysi Papadimitriou Petros Samaras George Sakellaropoulos 《Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)》2009,157(8-9):2320-2327
Particulate matter (PM) emitted from three light-duty vehicles was studied in terms of its physicochemical and ecotoxicological character using Microtox® bioassay tests. A diesel vehicle equipped with an oxidation catalyst emitted PM which consisted of carbon species at over 97%. PM from a diesel vehicle with a particle filter (DPF) consisted of almost equal amounts of carbon species and ions, while a gasoline vehicle emitted PM consisting of ~90% carbon and ~10% ions. Both the DPF and the gasoline vehicles produced a distinct nucleation mode at 120 km/h. The PM emitted from the DPF and the gasoline vehicles was less ecotoxic than that of conventional diesel, but not in direct proportion to the emission levels of the different vehicles. These results indicate that PM emission reductions are not equally translated into ecotoxicity reductions, implying some deficiencies on the actual environmental impact of emission control technologies and regulations. 相似文献
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The question to what extent primary and secondary air pollutants are relevant to atmospheric pollution and their effects on
human health and the quality of the environment can be answered in a straight-forward manner: atmospheric processes, including
oxidation procedures, particle formation and equilibria, determine the fate of primary emissions and, in most cases, the secondary
products of these processes are the more important ones concerning their effects on human health and the quality of the environment.
The formation of secondary products represents the critical property determining the establishment of certain air standards,
rather than the actually emitted substance, although there are notable exceptions. In this paper, a review concerning transformation
of primary pollutants as studied in the atmosphere of Athens is used to enlighten matters that may need further attention
by the responsible authorities and stakeholders for the control and reduction of atmospheric pollution. 相似文献
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Carbonyl compounds in the urban environment of Athens,Greece 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
The concentration levels of 15 selected carbonyl compounds in 62 samples were determined at two sites in Athens basin from June to December 2000. Formaldehyde was the most abundant species (0.05-39 microg m(-3)), which comprised from 22% to 37% of the total measured compounds, followed by acetaldehyde (4.32-49 microg m(-3)), acetone/acrolein (0.64-198 microg m(-3)) and butanal (0.79-140 microg m(-3)). The mean formaldehyde/acetaldehyde and acetaldehyde/propanal molar ratios were calculated. No significant seasonal differences were observed for all the carbonyls. Photochemical production was found to weigh upon atmospheric levels for 83-93% in summer days, dropping below 33% in the winter. The importance of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde as a source of hydroxyl radicals in Athens was also assessed. 相似文献
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Characterization of lead,cadmium, arsenic and nickel in PM(2.5) particles in the Athens atmosphere,Greece 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Concentrations of Pb, Cd, As and Ni in PM(2.5) particles were measured in samples collected, using low volume PM(2.5) samplers (Harvard Impactor system, HI) at two sites in Athens basin; Patission Street in Athens city center and Rentis, a semi-urban and industrial area, during March 1995-March 1996. Sample analysis for Pb, Cd, Ni and As was accomplished by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after total digestion. Annual geometric mean values in 183 PM(2.5) particles samples were found to be: Pb: 143 nanogram(-3); Cd: 0.34 nanogram(-3); Ni: 4.55 nanogram(-3); As: 0.79 nanogram(-3). The geographical and temporal distribution patterns were investigated. Pb exhibited higher values during the winter period. For the other elements no significant seasonal variation was observed. Wind direction, air temperature and relative humidity affected element concentrations. Principal component analysis was applied on the data to enable source apportionment of toxic elements in PM(2.5) particles. It was found that Pb, As and Ni have common sources, which could be vehicles emissions/oil combustion and resuspended road dust. Cd and a portion of As originate from industrial activities. 相似文献
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Yannopoulos PC 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2007,135(1-3):163-180
An economic and quick methodology for performing a preliminary spatial assessment of a city air quality with the purpose to
identify locations and zones susceptible to high pollution levels is proposed. A Patras case-study is selected, regarding
the air pollutants of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). A total number of 451 samples of short duration, of which 225 were randomly picked in morning rush hours and 226 within
evening rush hours, were collected from 50 locations of the major Patras area during a year period, when peaks of primary
air pollutants usually occur. Concentration measurements at prescribed locations used to statistically calculate spatial average
concentrations approximating 1-h mean values with mean probable errors less than 25.9% for SO2, NO and NOx and less than 15.5% for NO2. Then iso-concentration contour diagrams plotted indicate high pollution zones and possibly appropriate locations for continuous
or random monitoring according to the European Community (EC) Directives. The 1-h mean concentrations were in good correlation
to the corresponding traffic rates and useful relationships are given (0.54 ≤ r ≤ 0.63). In addition, comparisons with data available for other cities, as well as with the limit and guide values provided
by the EC and the World Health Organization (WHO) were given. The present data could be useful for the design and optimization
of a city network of stations for monitoring air quality, for environmental impact assessments, future reference and comparisons
due to city development needs, as well as for validating dispersion models. 相似文献
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This work presents the results of one-year monitoring study of Volatile Hydrocarbons, VHCs, in the atmosphere of Athens. It is the first systematic attempt to determine the VHC levels in the Athens' atmosphere with the very well known photochemical pollution problems. The purpose of this work was to create a database concerning VHCs in order to evaluate the photochemical pollution in this area (ozone creation, case studies and meteorology). Totally, 308 samples were collected at three different sites used in the state-monitoring programme involving the criteria pollutants. Air samples were collected on Tenax TA tubes and analysed by thermal desorption and dual column GC dual FID. Fifteen selected compounds were studied; 6 alkanes and 9 benzenoid compounds. The measured values of individual alkanes ranged from 0.39 pg m(-3) to 33 pg m(-3), and those of aromatics from 0.20 pg m(-3) to 616 pg m(-3). The sum of all 15 VHC concentrations ranged between 16 and 1697 pg m(-3). The time and spatial variations in the concentration of these compounds were assessed. Volatile hydrocarbons exhibited a clear seasonal and time cycle, showing higher concentrations during winter and early morning hours. Study of the spatial variations of VHC levels showed higher concentrations at the center of the city. The variation of toluene/benzene ratio and the correlation between VHCs, criteria pollutants (CO, NOx and O3) and meteorological parameters were also assessed. It was demonstrated that a trip-line of the VHCs concentration at the city center doubles the ozone concentration at peripheral areas under favourable meteorological conditions. 相似文献