WIT Press


The Athens International Airport And Air Quality

Price

Free (open access)

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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