The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013
Background: Exposure to air pollutants can cause many problems, including the health effects in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to assay the air quality in the Shiraz city during 2011-2013. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the air pollutant data during the study period w...
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doaj-32fad4981a7748cfbcd934e79d6edff82020-11-25T02:09:53ZfasAlborz University of Medical SciencesMuhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ2383-32112016-06-0133182192The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013Monireh Majlesi Nasr0Mohammad Ansarizadeh1Mostafa Leili2 Background: Exposure to air pollutants can cause many problems, including the health effects in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to assay the air quality in the Shiraz city during 2011-2013. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the air pollutant data during the study period were taken from Air Quality Co. for two main stations i.e. Darvazeh Kazeroun and Imam Hossein and then were analysed to determine air quality index. Results: The maximum (0.018 ppm) and minimum (0.015 ppm) annual concentration of SO2 were determined in 2011 and 2013, respectively. The maximum NO2 concentration was measured in summer 2011 with a value of 0.025 ppm. Regarding ozone, the highest average concentration was measured in the summer season of 2013 with the concentration of 0.068 ppm. In terms of air quality, the worst situation was experienced in 2011, which about 31 percent of the days have been marked as unhealthy, but during the last years of the study, the air quality get better. Conclusion: In general, the results of the study showed that SO2 concentration has been decreased during recent years due to strengthen of air pollution regulation but NO2 concentration was increased because the number of gas fuel automobile was also increased. With regard to air quality, it has an improving trend during the study period.http://jehe.abzums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-15&slc_lang=en&sid=1Air Pollution SO2 NO2 O3 Air Quality Index Shiraz |
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Monireh Majlesi Nasr Mohammad Ansarizadeh Mostafa Leili The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 Muhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ Air Pollution SO2 NO2 O3 Air Quality Index Shiraz |
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Monireh Majlesi Nasr Mohammad Ansarizadeh Mostafa Leili |
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The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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The Assessment of Air Pollutant Concentrations and Air Quality Index in Shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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assessment of air pollutant concentrations and air quality index in shiraz during 2011-2013 |
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Alborz University of Medical Sciences |
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Muhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ |
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2383-3211 |
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2016-06-01 |
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Background: Exposure to air pollutants can cause many problems, including the health effects in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to assay the air quality in the Shiraz city during 2011-2013.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the air pollutant data during the study period were taken from Air Quality Co. for two main stations i.e. Darvazeh Kazeroun and Imam Hossein and then were analysed to determine air quality index.
Results: The maximum (0.018 ppm) and minimum (0.015 ppm) annual concentration of SO2 were determined in 2011 and 2013, respectively. The maximum NO2 concentration was measured in summer 2011 with a value of 0.025 ppm. Regarding ozone, the highest average concentration was measured in the summer season of 2013 with the concentration of 0.068 ppm. In terms of air quality, the worst situation was experienced in 2011, which about 31 percent of the days have been marked as unhealthy, but during the last years of the study, the air quality get better.
Conclusion: In general, the results of the study showed that SO2 concentration has been decreased during recent years due to strengthen of air pollution regulation but NO2 concentration was increased because the number of gas fuel automobile was also increased. With regard to air quality, it has an improving trend during the study period. |
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Air Pollution SO2 NO2 O3 Air Quality Index Shiraz |
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