Air Quality

Estimation of air quality by bioindicators. In the air quality studies fir-trees and lichens are used as Bioindicators.

Programme coordinator

Ms Beata Wegrzynek, Ph.D
Silesian University
ul. Wierzobowa 10/10
PL-42-500 Bedzin
Poland

Tel: +48 32 200 94 48
Fax: +48 32 255 58 73
e-mail: bwegrzyn@us.edu.pl

Programme details

Air Quality was accepted in 1994 and a protocol have been elaborated on using bioindicators:

Estimation air quality by bioindicators: Fir trees as bioindicators of forest damage
Estimation air quality by bioindicators: Lichen, types of species and percent coverage.

The protocols is modified in Learners' Guide 2: Working for a better Air Quality in the Baltic Region. The book was presented in the beginning of 1998.

The Air Quality program can be used by all schools the school does not have to be situated on the border of the Baltic Sea.

Download of AIR Quality protocol and methods

Schools working within the Air Quality programme in 2003/2004 .doc (62,5 kB)