A study of ozone variation trend within area of affecting human health in Hong Kong

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 1405 - 1410
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiekang, Lu, Weizhen, Wang, Wenjian, Leung, Andrew Y.T.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Chemical; Cities; Climatic condition; Environment; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Exact sciences and technology; Hong Kong; Humans; Meteorological Concepts; Oxidants, Photochemical - analysis; Ozone - analysis; Ozone level; Pollutant monitor; Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution; Pollution; Public Health - methods; Statistics as Topic; Hong Kong; Asia; China; Climatic condition; Environment; Chemical; Pollutant monitor; Ozone level; Atmospheric condition; Troposphere; Ozone; Air quality; Urban area; Diurnal variation; Spatial variation; Time variation; Concentration measurement; Ground-level measurement; Correlation analysis; Seasonal variation; Air pollution

As far as the impact of air pollutants on human heath being concerned, ozone is one of the main pollutants in atmosphere. In particular, the ground level ozone is responsible for a variety of adverse effects on both human being and plant life. To protect the humankind from such adverse health effect...