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ASSESSMENT OF THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANTS ON THE GROWTH, QUALITY AND METABOLISM OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS

Obiettivo

The objectives of the project are: to perform a general assessment of the ongoing project with the aim of comparing yield data of crops used in the different experiments in participating countries and establishing dose and effect relationships between yield and pollution climate in participating countries; to undertake additional field or laboratory experiments necessary to fill gaps identified during the assessment; and to prepare a consolidated report of the assessment.

The assessment will take 15 months, and the experiments will be undertaken in the 1991 growing season. For the assessment, biological data bases will be collected from all the laboratories that have participated in the European open top chamber programme (subprogramme agricultural crops). The data will be stored on computer and analyzed with appropriate statistical software in a standardized manner. Microclimate and pollution concentration data bases will also be collected from each laboratory, and will be stored on computer. These data will be analyzed to compare exposure statistics between sites and to determine dose and effect relationships.

During 1991 experiments in open top chambers will be performed by each of the 6 participants in this project. The experiments will take advantage of the particular expertise and facilities of the partners, and will be coordinated to fill gaps identified in biological and pollution climate data. Precise coordination will be achieved at the first assessment workshop, to be held during the first 4 months of the project.

The Universities of Nottingham and Giessen will undertake the assessment of the ongoing project.

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University of Nottingham
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NG7 2RD Nottingham
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