Table 7 Mean percentage of days (in a two year period of degassing activity) that SO2 concentrations exceed air quality guidelines and standards, given 200 tons/day and 800 tons/day emission scenarios
From: Rapid emergency assessment of ash and gas hazard for future eruptions at Santorini Volcano, Greece
| Â | 200 tons SO2/day | 800 tons SO2/day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO limits: | WHO AQG - 20μgm−3 | EC AQG – 125μgm−3 | WHO AQG - 20μgm−3 | EC AQG – 125μgm−3 |
Oia | 6 | 0.3 | 8 | 2 |
Thera (Fira) | 16 | 4 | 17 | 9 |
Port Athinos | 20 | 3 | 20 | 6 |
Airport | 15 | 0.4 | 22 | 5 |
Pyrgos | 17 | 0.8 | 22 | 10 |
Kamari | 14 | 0.3 | 21 | 4 |
Perissa | 13 | 0.1 | 21 | 3 |
Akrotiri | 37 | 4 | 43 | 23 |
Therassia | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 |