Anatomy of the atmospheric emissions from the transport sector in Greece: trends and challenges

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 23; pp. 34670 - 34684
• Main Authors: Paschalidou, Anastasia K., Petrou, Ilias, Fytianos, Georgios, Kassomenos, Pavlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Air quality; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Aviation; Bivariate analysis; Climate change; Correlation analysis; Deceleration; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic conditions; Ecosystem; Ecosystem degradation; Ecosystem services; Ecotoxicology; Emission analysis; Emissions; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Greece; Greenhouse Effect; Greenhouse gases; Navigation; Outdoor air quality; Pollutants; Pollution dispersion; Public health; Regression analysis; Research Article; Statistical analysis; Tourism; Transportation industry; Trends; Urban areas; Urban environments; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Greece; Climate change; Joinpoint analysis; Greenhouse gases; Emissions

Emissions of atmospheric pollutants are well-known for their adverse effects on air quality and public health. Additionally, GHG emissions are responsible for the so called “Radiating Forcing” leading to climate change and degradation of ecosystem services. In this work, we analyze the annual emissi...