Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia

Takeshi Izuta, Ph.D., Professor Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Part-1:Air Pollution in East Asia.- Gaseous species.- Aerosols.- Acid deposition .- Part-2: Effects of Gaseous Air Pollutants on Plants in Japan.- Effects of ozone on Japanese crops.- Effects of ozone on Japanese trees.- Combined effects of ozone and other environmental factors on Japanese trees.- Environmental monitoring with indicator plants for Air pollutants in Asia.- Part-3: Case Studies in Japanese Forests.- Flux-based ozone risk assessment for Japanese temperate forests.- Tree decline at somma of Lake Mashu in northern Japan.- Decline of Fagus crenata in Tanzawa Mountains, Japan .- Reactions between ozone and terpenoids within a forest of Mt. Fuji .- Part-4: Effects of Gaseous Air Pollutants on Plants in China.- Effects of ozone on Chinese crops.- Effects of ozone on Chinese trees .- Part-5: Effects of Acid Deposition on Asian Plants.- Effects of simulated acid rain on Asian crops and garden plants.- Effects of simulated acid rain on Asian trees.- Combined effects of simulated acid rain and other environmental factors on Asian trees.- Effects of soil acidification on Asian Trees.- Effects of nitrogen load on Asian trees.- Part-6: Effects of Aerosol on Plants.- Effects of aerosol particles on plants.- Effects of black carbon and ammonium sulfate particles on plants.- Dry deposition of aerosols onto forest.