Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia
This is the only book to offer an up-to-date overview of air pollution in East Asia and the effects of air pollutants such as ozone, acid deposition and aerosols on Asian crops and trees. It is unique in that it discusses the fundamentals of environmental
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Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia
Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia
Takeshi Izuta Editor
Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia
Editor Takeshi Izuta Professor Institute of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-4-431-56436-2 ISBN 978-4-431-56438-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-56438-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962203 © Springer Japan 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Japan KK The registered company address is Chiyoda First Bldg. East, 3-8-1 Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0065, Japan
Preface
Plants can be regarded as life-support equipment, because they can provide the oxygen necessary for respiration to living organisms, alleviate global warming by the absorption and fixation of atmospheric CO2, and purify a polluted atmosphere by the absorption and/or adsorption of air pollutants. However, anthropogenic emission of pollutants into the atmosphere causes air pollution and its adverse effects on many plant species all over the world. This means that we are turning off this life- support equipment by ourselves. For sustainable development, therefore, we must reduce the emissions of air pollutants into the atmosphere and protect plant ecosystems against air pollutants. In Asia, air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems in the twenty-first century. Recently, transboundary air pollution has become an environmental problem, especially in East Asia. In this region, there is a possibility that gaseous air pollutants such as photochemical oxidants, acid deposition, and aerosols cause detrimental effects on crops, trees, and natural vegetation. In Japan, experimental studies on the effects of air pollutants on crops and trees, and field surveys of air pollution and its effects on trees in forest ecosystems have been conducte
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