Assessment of Air Quality through Multiple Air Quality Index Models – A Comparative Study

• Autorzy: Shihab Abdulmuhsin S.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/159398

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is important to indicate air quality level in metropolitan areas as it is harmful to public health. Air quality index (AQI) is a useful tool to convert air quality pollutants concentrations into a single number representing air quality level. There are many air quality index models in the literature to represent air quality level. Two models were selected to assess the air quality in Mosul city. The first model utilizes the highest sub-index depending on USEPA pollutants standards. The second model includes the weights of all pollutants in the model as an aggregated air quality index (AAQI) model. Air quality concentrations were collected using a fixed monitoring station located in the courtyard of the public library for a year. The results illustrate that the values of aggregated Air quality index model were higher than those of the USEPA model. Air quality category "Moderate" was dominant in winter and spring for the two models. In contrast, the category "Unhealthy for sensitive group" was dominant in summer and autumn. Furthermore, the category "Unhealthy" appeared only with aggregated model in autumn. The contribution of air pollutants in AQI can be ranked as PM₁₀, SO₂, NO₂, CO and O₃ from higher to lower. The study concluded that the AAQI is comprehensive and more workable in environmental management.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aggregated air quality index; USEPA air quality index; PM10; air quality assessment; Mosul

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 4
• Strony: 110--116
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Shihab Abdulmuhsin S.

• Mosul University, Environmental Research Center, Mosul, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0827-9950

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).