This study was performed to assess the level of ozone risk for wheat and potato in the central region of the Korean Peninsula by using ozone indices, the ozone-concentration based index (AOT40). The AOT40 indices were calculated for wheat and potato, respectively, at 25 sites in the central region of the Korean Peninsula during a period of three months from April 1 to June 30, 2006. The results for both indices, AOT40, showed that agricultural crops could be seriously damaged by ozone in the central region of the Korean Peninsula. In the result of AOT40, ozone may affect about 60% of the sites for wheat and 20% of the 25 sites for potato.

• 홍낙기(강원도보건환경연구원 대기환경과) | Nak-Gi Hong
• 이종범(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Chong-Bum Lee Corresponding Author
• 천태훈(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Jea-Chul Kim
• 김재철(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Tae-Hun Cheon