2012
Malik, I.; Danek, M.; Marchwińska-Wyrwał, E.; Danek, T.; Wistuba, M.; Krąpiec, M.
In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, vol. 223, no. 6, pp. 3345-3364, 2012, ISSN: 00496979, (33).
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title = {Scots pine (pinus sylvestris L.) growth suppression and adverse effects on human health due to air pollution in the upper Silesian Industrial District (USID), southern Poland},
author = { I. Malik and M. Danek and E. Marchwińska-Wyrwał and T. Danek and M. Wistuba and M. Krąpiec},
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abstract = {Air pollution emissions were not continually monitored in the Upper Silesian Industrial District (USID), southern Poland, and data is only available for the last 20 years. Long-lasting and severe tree ring reductions in pines growing 5-20 km north of the USID area recorded particularly high levels of air pollution emissions in the period 1950-1990. Especially high amounts of reductions and many missing rings were found in the period 1964-1981. At the same time, pines growing 60 km west of the USID do not record deep ring reductions; this proves that the phenomenon is of a regional nature. Increases in infant mortality and lung, bronchial, and tracheal cancer morbidity rates among males were also recorded in the USID during periods of high air pollution. Infant mortality rates increased several years after the tree ring reductions. Therefore, it may be possible to use tree ring reductions as an early indicator of the occurrence of adverse effects on human health. © The Author(s) 2012.},
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Air pollution emissions were not continually monitored in the Upper Silesian Industrial District (USID), southern Poland, and data is only available for the last 20 years. Long-lasting and severe tree ring reductions in pines growing 5-20 km north of the USID area recorded particularly high levels of air pollution emissions in the period 1950-1990. Especially high amounts of reductions and many missing rings were found in the period 1964-1981. At the same time, pines growing 60 km west of the USID do not record deep ring reductions; this proves that the phenomenon is of a regional nature. Increases in infant mortality and lung, bronchial, and tracheal cancer morbidity rates among males were also recorded in the USID during periods of high air pollution. Infant mortality rates increased several years after the tree ring reductions. Therefore, it may be possible to use tree ring reductions as an early indicator of the occurrence of adverse effects on human health. © The Author(s) 2012.
2009
Malik, I.; Danek, M.; Danek, T.; Krąpiec, M.; Wistuba, M.
In: Czasopismo Geograficzne, vol. 80, no. 4, pp. 257-274, 2009, ISSN: 00459453, (3).
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title = {Atmospheric pollution emitted by industrial plants located in the northern part of Silesian Upland recorded in Scots Pine tree rings [Zanieczyszczenie atmosfery przez zakłady przemysłowe położone w północnej czȩści wyżyny Śla̧skiej Zapisane w Przyrostach rocznych sosny Zwyczajnej]},
author = { I. Malik and M. Danek and T. Danek and M. Krąpiec and M. Wistuba},
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year = {2009},
date = {2009-01-01},
journal = {Czasopismo Geograficzne},
volume = {80},
number = {4},
pages = {257-274},
publisher = {Polish Geographical Society},
abstract = {Pines growing close to Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant and Miasteczko Śla̧skie Zinc Foundry produced reduced tree rings from 1950 to 1990 when compared with pines growing 60 km from the factories. Tree ring reductions occurred concurrently with the operation of the chemical plant and zinc foundry. Ring widths of the sampled pines are inversely proportional to the sulphur dioxide emissions from the Miasteczko Śla̧skie Zinc Foundry and the volume of production in the Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant. This demonstrates that the growth of trees was suppressed by emissions from the factories. Pines growing close to the zinc foundry started to produce reduced rings in 1965 and tree rings were very heavily suppressed in the 1970s. Reductions were noted from the time when the zinc foundry started to operate up until the present day. Reduced rings in 2000-2009 are produced by pines growing close to the zinc foundry and also those growing at a distance of 60 km from it. This indicates that ring reductions in 2000-2009 are not necessarily the effect of pollution emissions by the foundry. Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant emitted atmospheric pollution as early as 1925-1930 and as a result large tree ring reductions and many missing rings were identifed in cores collected from pines growing close to the chemical plant. Tree ring reductions and missing rings occurred from 1955 to 1985 in pines growing close to the chemical plant. Pines have started to produce relatively wide rings since 1985 when the volume of production in the chemical plant rapidly decreased. This indicates that the plant reduced harmful emissions to the atmosphere from this date onwards.},
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Pines growing close to Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant and Miasteczko Śla̧skie Zinc Foundry produced reduced tree rings from 1950 to 1990 when compared with pines growing 60 km from the factories. Tree ring reductions occurred concurrently with the operation of the chemical plant and zinc foundry. Ring widths of the sampled pines are inversely proportional to the sulphur dioxide emissions from the Miasteczko Śla̧skie Zinc Foundry and the volume of production in the Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant. This demonstrates that the growth of trees was suppressed by emissions from the factories. Pines growing close to the zinc foundry started to produce reduced rings in 1965 and tree rings were very heavily suppressed in the 1970s. Reductions were noted from the time when the zinc foundry started to operate up until the present day. Reduced rings in 2000-2009 are produced by pines growing close to the zinc foundry and also those growing at a distance of 60 km from it. This indicates that ring reductions in 2000-2009 are not necessarily the effect of pollution emissions by the foundry. Tarnowskie Góry Chemical Plant emitted atmospheric pollution as early as 1925-1930 and as a result large tree ring reductions and many missing rings were identifed in cores collected from pines growing close to the chemical plant. Tree ring reductions and missing rings occurred from 1955 to 1985 in pines growing close to the chemical plant. Pines have started to produce relatively wide rings since 1985 when the volume of production in the chemical plant rapidly decreased. This indicates that the plant reduced harmful emissions to the atmosphere from this date onwards.