Ozone levels are decreasing, but exposure of forests remains high
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 10:50
in Earth & Climate
ICP Forests is a European-wide network of forest sites to study the effects of air pollutants on forests. Scientists have been measuring ozone concentrations since 2000 on 233 research sites in 18 countries and have observed a small but statistically significant decrease of mean summer concentrations. Southern Switzerland, however, remains one of the regions with the highest ozone levels in Europe; areas in Northern Europe are less affected.