ANALYSIS OF RISK TO VEGETATION BASED ON TROPOSPHERIC OZONE INDICES

Abstract

The effects of atmospheric pollution on ecosystem factors has become an environmental problem, which leads to the implementation of strategies to reduce and regulate gases emitted by anthropogenic sources. The main objective of the research focuses on analyzing the risk to vegetation generated by high concentrations of tropospheric ozone (O3). As a research methodology, the space-time series of ozone generated in a rural area for 3 years was studied, followed by identifying the potential vulnerability scenarios of the vegetation cover due to different ranges of exposure to O3, in order to determine the contribution in the conservation of ecosystem elements essential for sustainability. Among the results obtained, an increase in pollutants emitted into the atmosphere is estimated, which are proportional to the generation of phytotoxic effects, mainly due to their broad capacity to enter plant receptors. This indicates that in 2011 ozone levels increased. tropospheric evidencing an increase in damage to the vegetation in the study area. It is worth mentioning that part of the investigation of the vegetation cover present in the community of the Government of the Basque Country, Spain, the regulations established by the Geneva Convention were applied, understanding the influence that climatological factors have on the indexes of the pollutant evaluated during the period. Of sampling.