Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9452188 | Chemosphere | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
In both towns, the O3 levels were higher during weekends in comparison to midweek days, although NO levels were lower. Our results support the hypothesis that the weekend O3 effect is due to a combination of VOC sensitivity of the studied areas and the reduced NOx emissions during weekends. Based on the comparison of the weekend effect in the two cities, we suggest the occurrence of a feedback mechanism between peri-urban natural ecosystems (forests) and the polluting anthropogenic ones (cities).
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Authors
Antonia-Nelly Riga-Karandinos, Constantine Saitanis,