Assessment of the Ambient Gaseous Pollutants in the Crowded Traffic Crossroad in Baghdad City

• Autorzy: Al-Sultan Ammar A. , Al-Kindi Ghayda Y. , Kadhim Rana J. , Al-Mhanawi Ahmed A. J.

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DOI

10.12912/27197050/152140

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Exposure to ambient gaseous components is a significant issue for people’s health. This study aims to check the modification effect of seasonal temperature variation on the association of ambient air pollutants in the selected traffic crossroads in Baghdad city. The study continued for around 180 calendar days from the winter of 2020 to the summer of 2021; during this period, seven major gaseous parameters, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), sulfur di-oxide (SO₂), and ground ozone (O₃), were tested via using the devices of GIG6 and GIG2. The results showed that the high temperature significantly affected the dispersion of air pollutants, whereas the increase in air temperature from 10 °C to 48 °C led to an increase in the concentration of H₂S about ten times, and an increase in emission of CO around three times, while there are varying increases for the rest of the other air pollutants.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ambient air; gaseous pollutants; car exhaust; environmental legislation

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, iss. 5
• Strony: 224--233
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Al-Sultan Ammar A.

• Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology, Alsinaa Street 52, 10066, Baghdad, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1475-9037

autor

Al-Kindi Ghayda Y.

• Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology, Alsinaa Street 52, 10066, Baghdad, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3574-1437

autor

Kadhim Rana J.

• Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology, Alsinaa Street 52, 10066, Baghdad, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-4156

autor

Al-Mhanawi Ahmed A. J.

• Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology, Alsinaa Street 52, 10066, Baghdad, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-9993

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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).