@article{2-s2.0-85177165519,

title = {Adverse effects of air pollution on human health predicted from tree-ring reductions – A conceptualization of a new ecosystem service},

author = { I. Malik and M. Wistuba and L. Sun and J. He and Ch. Li and Y. Yu and R. Yu and K. Łuszczyńska},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85177165519&doi=10.1016%2fj.ecoser.2023.101573&partnerID=40&md5=30438b6112b9d6034a7b76424ee149d9},

doi = {10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101573},

issn = {22120416},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Ecosystem Services},

volume = {64},

publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},

abstract = {Air pollution adversely affects human health, while trees, conifers in particular, growing in areas affected by air pollution, immediately register pollution by developing rings with decreased width. Some diseases in human population, e.g. lung cancer, develop and are diagnosed with a certain delay in relation to the exposure to air pollution, thus, with a certain delay to ring reductions in trees. Therefore, reductions can be recognized as an early indicator that alerts about forthcoming outbreak of adverse health effects in human population. Based on this phenomenon we propose a new approach and a new methodology for assessing threats to human health and lives resulting from air pollution. In this paper we explain the application of new approach by presenting and describing it step by step. We state that data obtained through the new ecosystem service can be applied for early warning against adverse effects of air pollution on human health. This includes improved prediction of hospitalization patterns and financial costs for the healthcare system. The proposed methodology can be useful for decision makers e.g. local governments, state agencies, private enterprises and other stakeholders interested in controlling local emitters of air pollution and the harmfulness of pollution to human health and lives. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85071340328,

title = {Assessment of landslide hazard from tree-ring eccentricity and from compression wood - A comparison},

author = { K. Łuszczyńska and I. Malik and M. Wistuba and M. Krąpiec},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071340328&doi=10.7306%2fgq.1472&partnerID=40&md5=ab432606780dda2257892f12d06d7564},

doi = {10.7306/gq.1472},

issn = {16417291},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Geological Quarterly},

volume = {63},

number = {2},

pages = {296-301},

publisher = {Polish Geological Institute},

abstract = {We have compared maps of landslide activity and hazard, developed with the use of two different dendrochronological indicators: tree-ring eccentricity and reaction (compression) wood. The maps were prepared based on 125 Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) trees growing at 44 sampling points, distributed over an area of 3.75 km2. In general, the two maps show similar patterns of landslide activity. However, tree-ring eccentricity yielded a greater number of dated events (246) compared to compression wood (129). Besides the differences in the absolute values of dating results, the general landslide activity and hazard zonation based on both disturbances are similar. Both growth disturbances develop as a result of stem tilting. Eccentricity develops after slight tilting, while compression wood is developed when tilting is more significant. Because of the differences in the strength of disturbing factors, which cause the development of compression wood and growth eccentricity, the best approach would be to combine the results of dating obtained from the two methods. The dendrochronological analysis of tree growth disturbances (eccentric growth and compression wood) is a promising approach for determining landslide hazards in forested mountain areas and can be applied in spatial management. © 2019, Polish Geological Institute. All rights reserved.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85053262983,

title = {Reductions in tree-ring widths of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) as an indicator of air pollution in southern Poland},

author = { K. Łuszczyńska and M. Wistuba and I. Malik},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85053262983&doi=10.2478%2fenviron-2018-0022&partnerID=40&md5=84207269fe0073532c0ac9243746a6cc},

doi = {10.2478/environ-2018-0022},

issn = {23540079},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Environmental and Socio-Economic Studies},

volume = {6},

number = {3},

pages = {44-51},

publisher = {De Gruyter Open Ltd},

abstract = {The aim of the study was to investigate how the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere from the late 19th century until modern times has been recorded in rings of silver fir trees growing in southern Poland. Samples were collected from 24 firs growing in the Beskid Niski Mountains (Western Carpathians). Using a Pressler borer, a single core was collected from each tree. Within the samples, tree-ring widths were measured. On this basis, reductions of tree-ring widths were calculated and subsequently divided into three classes according to their severity. Study results indicate that growth reductions at the site studied were influenced by the pollution emitted from the now-defunct Central Industrial Region, which developed most rapidly from 1920 to 1940, and began to decline after World War II. These emissions were probably responsible for reductions in the trees sampled in the years 1928-1947. On the other hand, reductions of tree-ring widths dating from 1951 to 1989 were caused by the post-war development of heavy industry throughout Poland, and in particular in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, which developed at its most rapid rate from 1960 to 1990. The results obtained demonstrate that reductions of tree-ring widths in the silver firs studied are related to industrial air pollution in the 20th century. As industrial production declined and environmentally friendly technologies were introduced in the early 1990s, air pollution levels decreased and an increase in tree-ring widths followed in the silver firs studied. Further reductions of tree-ring widths have been observed in recent years (since 2009), which may be caused by air pollution due to low-stack emissions from domestic boilers. The analysis conducted demonstrates that a reduction in tree-ring widths in silver fir is a sensitive bioindicator of air pollution. © 2018 Copyright by University of Silesia in Katowice.},

note = {3},

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@article{2-s2.0-85057717504,

title = {Dendrochronological dating as the basis for developing a landslide hazard map - An example from the Western Carpathians, Poland},

author = { K. Łuszczyńska and M. Wistuba and I. Malik and M. Krąpiec and B. Szypuła},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057717504&doi=10.1515%2fgeochr-2015-0093&partnerID=40&md5=b3abcc20cde6fd153fffe99e02958623},

doi = {10.1515/geochr-2015-0093},

issn = {17338387},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Geochronometria},

volume = {45},

number = {1},

pages = {173-184},

publisher = {Sciendo},

abstract = {Most landslide hazard maps are developed on the basis of an area's susceptibility to a land-slide occurrence, but dendrochronological techniques allows one to develop maps based on past land-slide activity. The aim of the study was to use dendrochronological techniques to develop a landslide hazard map for a large area, covering 3.75 km2. We collected cores from 131 trees growing on 46 sampling sites, measured tree-ring width, and dated growth eccentricity events (which occur when tree rings of different widths are formed on opposite sides of a trunk), recording the landslide events which had occurred over the previous several dozen years. Then, the number of landslide events per decade was calculated at every sampling site. We interpolated the values obtained, added layers with houses and roads, and developed a landslide hazard map. The map highlights areas which are poten-tially safe for existing buildings, roads and future development. The main advantage of a landslide hazard map developed on the basis of dendrochronological data is the possibility of acquiring long se-ries of data on landslide activity over large areas at a relatively low cost. The main disadvantage is that the results obtained relate to the measurement of anatomical changes and the macroscopic charac-teristics of the ring structure occurring in the wood of tilted trees, and these factors merely provide in-direct information about the time of the landslide event occurrence. © 2018 K. Luszczynska et al.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85026834741,

title = {Mass movements of differing magnitude and frequency in a developing high-mountain area of the Moxi basin, Hengduan Mts, China – A hazard assessment},

author = { I. Malik and M. Wistuba and Y. Tie and P. Owczarek and B. Woskowicz-Ślęzak and K. Łuszczyńska},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026834741&doi=10.1016%2fj.apgeog.2017.08.003&partnerID=40&md5=71b50d23e556c2991a600755a198cf95},

doi = {10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.003},

issn = {01436228},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Applied Geography},

volume = {87},

pages = {54-65},

publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},

abstract = {Assessment and management of mass-movement hazard in developing mountain areas is a significant human problem. It can only be resolved through identifying the background behind the processes, including their magnitude and frequency. However, catchment monitoring is rare and historical records are often fragmentary or absent. In such cases dendrochronology can be one of the most precise methods for dating past mass-movement events. Our study is intended to provide a tree-ring based discussion of hazards caused by mass movements in a developing high-mountain area. The goal is to estimate the frequencies and magnitudes of mass movements of differing origin and scale: large and smaller debris flows, and rockfalls, typically endangering the population of the Moxi basin. On the terraces and slopes of the Xiaohezi gully the ages of 30 spruce trees were determined indicating the date of the last large debris flow moulding terrace levels. On the Daozhao debris cone we determined the dates of the events of smaller debris flows wounding the stems of 43 alder trees. On the Nimatuo Study Site the dates of rockfalls injuring the stems of a sample of 15 alder trees were determined. The results allowed the recurrence intervals of the mass movements observed in each study site to be calculated. During the last 55 years large debris flows originating in the vast, high-elevation and glaciated Xiaohezi catchment occurred every 18 years. During the last 20 years smaller debris flows fed from the mid-sized and medium elevation Daozhao catchment occurred every 7 years. Rockfalls, with a very small and steep source area (Nimatuo Site) occurred every 2.85 years. In general, the level of mass-movement activity in the study area is high. Based on the results from three study sites representing typical mass-movement hazards, the densely inhabited main valley of the Moxi basin is affected by 40 large debris flows, hundreds of smaller debris flows and thousands of single rockfalls per century. The hazard affects as much as 27.07% of developed area of the Moxi basin. However, thanks to sustainable land use, the majority is affected by manageable, high frequency, but middle-to low-magnitude phenomena. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd},

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