Foreword
Safe environment is a main goal for supporting the life. The clean and good quality
of the air we breathe is an important global issue. Air monitoring is very important
and cost-effective particularly for the developing countries, and the use of alternative methods such as biomonitoring is a new design that must be standardized to
the quantitative measurements of pollutants in atmosphere. Air pollution strongly
affects the climate change and impacts on biodiversity.
The importance of including the state-of-the-art knowledge about air pollution
by natural and anthropogenic sources, and the atmospheric deposition of the pollutants has been in focus of the scientists for many years in global range. The
potential damage to crops by air pollution in many areas of Europe is high, and the
annual economic cost may be considerable https://www.unece.org/?id=2722.
This book is the first study of trace element atmospheric deposition in Albania
evaluated by moss biomonitoring. It started at 2010/2011 moss biomonitoring
survey conducted at the same time with similar study conducted in European scale.
It is a complete research study that identified the main risk factors of air quality in
Albania and contributes to other studies documenting the deposition of various
elements that have been conducted in other parts of Europe. In addition, it identifies
areas within the country that should be investigated further to determine whether or
not they might pose risks to the health of humans as well as to different ecosystems.
I endorse the work of the authors and have the pleasure to recommend this book
for the reader.
Tirana, Albania
May 2020
Spiro Drushku
v
Safe environment is a main goal for supporting the life. The clean and good quality
of the air we breathe is an important global issue. Air monitoring is very important
and cost-effective particularly for the developing countries, and the use of alternative methods such as biomonitoring is a new design that must be standardized to
the quantitative measurements of pollutants in atmosphere. Air pollution strongly
affects the climate change and impacts on biodiversity.
The importance of including the state-of-the-art knowledge about air pollution
by natural and anthropogenic sources, and the atmospheric deposition of the pollutants has been in focus of the scientists for many years in global range. The
potential damage to crops by air pollution in many areas of Europe is high, and the
annual economic cost may be considerable https://www.unece.org/?id=2722.
This book is the first study of trace element atmospheric deposition in Albania
evaluated by moss biomonitoring. It started at 2010/2011 moss biomonitoring
survey conducted at the same time with similar study conducted in European scale.
It is a complete research study that identified the main risk factors of air quality in
Albania and contributes to other studies documenting the deposition of various
elements that have been conducted in other parts of Europe. In addition, it identifies
areas within the country that should be investigated further to determine whether or
not they might pose risks to the health of humans as well as to different ecosystems.
I endorse the work of the authors and have the pleasure to recommend this book
for the reader.
Tirana, Albania
May 2020
Spiro Drushku
v