Biomonitoring of urban and regional air quality in industrialised and developing countries - experiences and perspectives
- Publication Type
- Contribution to conference
- Authors
- Klumpp, A., Domingos, M., Klumpp, G., Franzaring, J., Ansel, W.
- Year of publication
- 2005
- Published in
- Proceedings
- Editor
- Topcu, S., Yardim, M.F., Bayram, A., Elbir, T., Kahya, C.
- Band/Volume
- 1/
- ISBN / ISSN / eISSN
- 975-00331-1-6
- Page (from - to)
- 180–189
- Conference name
- Third International Symposium on Air Quality Management at Urban, Regional and Global Scales
- Conference location
- Istanbul
- Keywords
- Bioindikation, Luftschadstoff
Unrestrained industrialisation and urbanisation have caused serious environmental problems in many developing countries, and despite emission reductions during the last decades, air pollution still represents one of the urgent environmental problems also in highly industrialised countries. In this paper, environmental monitoring using bioindicator plants is presented as an appropriate tool to detect and monitor air pollution effects thus supplementing information gained from conventional pollution monitoring and modelling. The use of bioindicator plants in urban and regional air quality control is illustrated by examples from two major projects dealing with industrial pollution in South America and urban pollution in several European countries. Recommendations for the successful use of bioindicator plants are given and perspectives for future application are discussed.