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• health (particles may become
trapped in the respiratory
tract or transfer into the
cardiovascular system
causing inflammations)
Furthermore, fine particles
may remain airborne over large
distances and are important
for the transport of biologically
important trace compounds.
They also contribute to global
distribution of prebiotic
structures as well as viruses,
bacteria ore fungal spores.
This volume compiles the
achievements and contributions
of Austrian research to this
important field. Members from
the Clean Air Commission of the
Austrian Academy of Sciences
and guest authors provide an
overview of the state of science
in Austria in its relationship
biowissenschaften
ISBN 978-3-7001-7364-9
Print Edition
Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2
2012, 144 Seiten, 22,5x15cm, broschiert
€ 39,–
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Hans Puxbaum
is Professor i. R. and Academic
Director of the
„
Environmental
Technology and International Affairs
”
program at TU Vienna
Hans PUXBAUM – Wilfried WINIWARTER (Eds.)
Advances of Atmospheric Aerosol Research in Austria
Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2
Aerosols exert decisive influence
to important properties of the
atmosphere. Aerosols represent
low concentrations of fine
particles in the surrounding
atmosphere which exist in solid
or liquid phase. The phase
difference is critical for aerosol
effects to
• the optical properties of the
atmosphere (The radiation
balance is affected by
absorption or reflection
of light on surfaces, with
consequences to climate)
• cloud formation (particles
are nuclei for condensation
of cloud droplets, affecting
weather and climate)
• atmospheric chemistry
(particle surface enables and
catalyzes transformation of air
pollutants)
Wilfried Winiwarter
is a Professor for Systems Sciences,
Innovation and Sustainability Research
(ISIS) at Karl-Franzens-Universität
Graz, and Senior Research Scholar at
IIASA (International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis)
biological sciences
Verena Winiwarter –
Martin H. Gerzabek (Eds.)
The challenge of
sustaining soils: Natural
and social ramifications
of biomass production in
a changing world
ISBN 978-3-7001-7212-3
Print Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-7291-8
Online Edition
Interdisciplinary
Perspectives 1
2012, 189 Seiten, 22,5x15cm
€ 38,30
Othmar PREINING –
E. James DAVIS (Eds.)
History of Aerosol
Science
Proceedings of the
Symposium on the History
of Aerosol Science
ISBN 978-3-7001-2915-8
Print Edition
438 Seiten, 24x17cm,
broschiert
€ 50,14
to the international advances.
Starting from developing
measuring instruments to the
results and interpretation of field
campaigns, the contributions
also show how measurement
results are apportioned to
individual sources, and how their
health impacts are quantified.
Another strand of methods
includes emission modelling and
simulation of emission abatement
options, which furthermore
serves to assess the regional
distribution of air pollution as
well as the global circulation in
terms of establishing its impact
to climate.
The health impacts of aerosols
are at least discussed in the
public debate, while still not
leading to the implementation
of emission abatement as would
be needed. The exploration of
aerosol in its relation to climate
has not even arrived at that
stage. Considerable additional
scientific attention is required.
Further studies are needed on
quantifying the effects of „dark“
absorbing aerosol that acts
like a greenhouse gas, versus
the reflecting „white“ aerosol
which decreases any warming
effect from anthropogenic
activities. This theme will be
covered to some extent by the
upcoming 5th IPCC assessment
report, but moreover provide
ample opportunity to further
contributions of Austrian aerosol
scientists to a global benefit.