The Impact of Climate Conditions and Traffic Emissions on the Pms Variations in Rhodes City during the Summer of 2021

Logothetis, Ioannis; Antonopoulou, Christina; Zisopoulos, Georgios; Mitsotakis, Adamantios; Grammeli, Panagiotis

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“…2A-e). The high traffic activity, wind speed variation and the long range transport of SO2 during the studied period possibly explain the monthly mean variability SO2 [16,17,24]. Additionally, the marine traffic and shipping activities in the Rhodes possibly affect the concentration of SO2.…”

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“…The monthly mean variability of the concentration of NO and NO2 are possibly explained by the traffic emissions (vehicles, tourist and shipping activities) [16]. In general, the anthropogenic activities are increased during the summer period [16,17]. Other parameters that affect the monthly variation of pollutants are the seasonal solar cycle as well as photochemistry of the lower atmosphere [16].…”

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“…3Α-4c'). The diurnal variability and the hourly mean anomalies for each month (wrt the whole period for the concentration of NO and NO2) are possibly explained by the impact of wind speed pattern over the Rhodes city (the Etesian winds system during summer period [17]), the traffic emissions and the human activities in the centre of Rhodes city. Possibly the wind speed is a dominant factor that explains the variability of NO and NO2.…”

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“…This study aims to further investigate and understand the variability of air quality and bioclimatic condition in the city of Rhodes in southeastern Aegean. Additionally, the analysis tries to provide more elements regarding the main features of pollution in the city of Rhodes following up our previous works [16,17]. Finally, this work, as a part of the project "ELEKTRON" which promotes electro-mobility and green technology, aims to raise awareness regarding the air quality and environment.…”

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“…The climate vulnerable region of Mediterranean is a hot tourist destination with a special dynamic for further economic sustainable development. This study is conducted in the context of "ELEKTRON" project (https://elektronproject.gr/) and follows up our previous works where the air quality, climate conditions and discomfort index in the Rhodes city are investigated during the summer of 2021 [17]. In our current work, the analysis of an extended number of pollutants and bioclimatic indices during the period from 9 th June to 14 th November of 2022 are studied.…”

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Air Quality and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Touristic City Centre of Rhodes from June to November 2022

Logothetis¹,

Antonopoulou²,

Zisopoulos³

et al. 2023

World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering

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The air quality is considered a hot-issue for the scientific community because it is responsible for health problems and premature deaths. Additionally, the discomfort sense of population due to the alternation of climate conditions is of great importance as it increases the health risk for people. This study investigates the air quality and bioclimatic conditions in the centre of Rhodes city in the south-eastern Mediterranean during the period from 9 th June to 14 th November 2022. For the analysis, timeseries of the recordings from a mobile air quality monitoring system are used. In order to investigate the air quality and the variation of pollution levels, the concentration of pollutants CO, NO, NO2, PM10, SO2 and sound are analyzed. Additionally, the discomfort index (DI) and the wet bulb globe temperature (WGBT) are calculated to study the discomfort sense and heat stress for the people in Rhodes city. The positive correlation among the concentration of pollutants and the bioclimatic indices provide an evidence that the air quality degradation and the increased values of bioclimatic indices possibly increase human health risk. Results show that the period with higher tourist activities presents an increase of the concentration of PM10 and a downgrade of the climatic sense of population. However, these findings do not show exceedances regarding the danger limits for people's health. Moreover, the strong wind speed during summer of 2022 possibly increases the dispersion of pollutants. Finally, this study emphasizes the improvement of knowledge regarding the air quality and human discomfort sense in the tourist region of Rhodes contributing to the formation of the green strategic plan over the south-eastern Aegean Sea.

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Air Quality and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Touristic City Centre of Rhodes from June to November 2022

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Antonopoulou²,

Zisopoulos³

et al. 2023

World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering

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A Case Study of Air Quality and a Health Index over a Port, an Urban and a High-Traffic Location in Rhodes City

Logothetis

Antonopoulou

Zisopoulos

et al. 2023

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One of people’s greatest concerns about air quality degradation is its impact on human health. This work is a case study that aims to investigate the air quality and the related impact on people’s health in a coastal city over the eastern Mediterranean. The analysis proceeded during a low-tourist density period, covering the days from 17 to 27 November 2022. Hourly PM2.5, NO2 and O3 concentration records from three, mobile, Air Quality Monitoring Systems (AQMS), established in an urban location, port and central area of Rhodes city, are analyzed. To investigate the impact of pollution levels on human health, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is calculated. The daily and diurnal variation of pollutants’ concentration and AQHI among the different areas, as well as the relation among the ambient air pollutants and AQHI, are studied. Additionally, to investigate the impact of wind regime on the variation of pollution and AQHI levels, the hourly zonal and meridional wind-speed components, as well as the temperature at 2 m, the dew point temperature at 2 m, and the height of the boundary layer from ERA5 reanalysis, are retrieved for the region of the southeastern Mediterranean. Results show that the highest pollution level occurs in the city center of Rhodes, compared to the rest of the studied locations. In general, the findings do not show exceedances of the pollutants’ concentration according to the European Directive 2008/50/EC. Moreover, findings show that in some cases, the health risk is classified from Low to Moderate in terms of AQHI. The analysis indicates that the climate conditions affect the pollutants’ concentration due to dispersion, and likely, the atmospheric transport of pollutants. Finally, this work aims to improve the knowledge regarding the air quality of southeastern Greece, promoting the framework for the green and sustainable development of the South Aegean Sea.

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Air Quality and Climate Comfort INDICES over the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of Rhodes City during the Summer of 2021

Logothetis

Antonopoulou

Zisopoulos

et al. 2022

The 5th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences

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The Impact of Climate Conditions and Traffic Emissions on the Pms Variations in Rhodes City during the Summer of 2021

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Air Quality and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Touristic City Centre of Rhodes from June to November 2022

Air Quality and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Touristic City Centre of Rhodes from June to November 2022

A Case Study of Air Quality and a Health Index over a Port, an Urban and a High-Traffic Location in Rhodes City

Air Quality and Climate Comfort INDICES over the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of Rhodes City during the Summer of 2021

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