Air Pollution and Plant Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue comprises papers deal with air pollution and air pollution effects on plant ecosystems.

Along these lines, it includes papers presented at the International Conference on Ozone and Plant Ecosystems (2^nd Ozone and Plants Conference), held from May 21 to May 25, 2018, in Florence, Italy, as well as excellent contributions from those who did not have the opportunity to attend the conference.

Air pollution, and especially surface ozone, continues to be a serious issue for terrestrial ecosystems and plant health. Progress has been achieved by controlling the emission of precursors in some areas of the world, but much remains to be done. The International Conference on Ozone and Plant Ecosystems allowed all experts in the interactions between ozone and plant ecosystems to meet and discuss the state-of-the-art and strategies for continuous improvements. The three man subjects of the conference were:

1. Monitoring, modelling and assessing the risk of ozone damage to plant ecosystems
2. How plant ecosystems respond to ozone exposure
3. How plant ecosystems affect ozone concentration in the atmosphere

The Guest Editors invite papers that promote and advance the exciting and rapidly-changing field of Air Pollution and Plant Ecosystems. Papers which exclusively deal with any aspects of tropospheric ozone or other air pollutants (physics-chemistry) are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Evgenios Agathokleous
Dr. Elisa Carrari
Dr. Pierre Sicard
Guest Editors

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