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04 Our Environment

PV Plant Operation 2013 2012 var %
13,634 13,604 0.2
Total Energy Production (MWh) 12,198 11,823 3.2
Total PVP CO2 emissions savings equivalent (tonnes)

Air Quality

AIA continuously monitors air quality Absorption Spectroscopy system before the airport began operating.
and meteorological conditions both (DOAS), a SOnic Detection and Ground-level concentrations of the
inside the airport fence and within the Ranging system (SODAR), a Radio major pollutants (NOx, O3, PM10, PM2.5,
surrounding communities. In addition, Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) SO2, CO and HCs), as well as basic
emissions of air pollutants from all and a Meteorological Station. meteorological parameters (wind
relevant airport sources are assessed speed and direction, temperature,
while measures are taken to reduce The AQMN which consists of five relative humidity, precipitation, total
these emissions where possible. permanent monitoring stations solar radiation and atmospheric
installed in the Municipalities of Glyka pressure), are measured.
AIA’s monitoring equipment includes Nera, Koropi, Markopoulo, Pallini and
an Air Quality Monitoring Network Spata and of one mobile station has
(AQMN), a Differential Optical been in operation since 1998, well

Mean Concentrations of Monitored Pollutants at the AQMN Stations

Reference to Government Gazette, section B, issue No 488, dated 30/3/2011 decision with protocol No H.Π. 14122/549/E.103

Glyka Nera NO2 (μg/m3) O3 (μg/m3) PM10 (μg/m3) PM2.5 (μg/m3) SO2 (μg/m3) CO (mg/m3) HCs (ppm)
Koropi 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
Markopoulo 29.0 27.2 n/m n/m
Pallini 17.1 18.1 89.0 87.4 n/m n/m 24.0 23.3 6.1 6.5 0.3 0.3 n/m n/m
Spata 13.3 12.7 81.4 80.5 45.3 41.4 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m 2.1 2.0
13.9 14.7 83.9 84.8 n/m n/m 16.0 15.8 n/m n/m 0.3 0.3 n/m n/m
11.0 10.2 88.9 86.7 29.6 22.6 n/m n/m 6.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 n/m n/m
17.1 16.5 76.4 82.2 3.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 2.2 2.1

Legend AQMN: Air Quality Monitoring Network
n/m: The pollutant is not measured at the specific station.

Noise

Aircraft noise is one of the main mobile Noise Monitoring Terminals representatives from the local
environmental challenges associated (NMTs) which provide a detailed profile communities in order to reduce noise
with airport operations; hence, noise of the noise pattern in the residential levels in the residential areas around
abatement is an essential element of areas along flight routes. This system the airport (Koropi, Markopoulo,
our corporate environmental strategy. is connected with the HCAA radar so Spata-Artemida, Rafina-Pikermi)
We address noise issues responsibly that correlations can be made based and along flight paths. The Strategic
by taking measures aiming to reduce on the actual flight track information. Noise Map (SNM) for our airport was
annoyance to our neighbours to a revised in 2012 in accordance with the
minimum. Since the airport opening, Noise requirements of the relevant national
Abatement Procedures have and European legislation, the results of
We have installed a NOise been defined and implemented which indicated that no revision of the
MOnitoring System (NOMOS) in collaboration with HCAA and relevant action plan was required.
consisting of 10 permanent and 1 other state entities, airlines and

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