AIR QUALITY MODELLING IN AL-MANSOURYIA AREA KUWAIT

F. S, Alhajri,; M. M, Abo El-Nasr,; H. E, Abdel-Halim,; N. S, Al Hajeri,; F. M, Al Fadhli,

doi:10.21608/jes.2017.19889

AIR QUALITY MODELLING IN AL-MANSOURYIA AREA KUWAIT

Document Type : Review Article

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¹ Vocational Training Institute, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait.

² Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

³ Department of Environmental Technology and Management, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait

⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

10.21608/jes.2017.19889

Abstract

The temporal and spatial air quality was investigated and analyzed in Al-Mansouryia area in state of Kuwait over a period of 8 years (2004-2012) by using an air quality model to compare the changes in the levels of atmospheric pollutants and updating the database of air quality in Kuwait. Many of pollutants are emitted in air due to the combustion of fuel.
This study presents detailed analysis of air quality in Al-Mansouryia residential area, where the concentration of SO2 was decreased with time due to the EPA regulations, but the highest concentration was in 2005 year from North West in summer (July) and autumn (September) because of two warehouses fire in Shuwaikh industrial area. Also, concentration of NO2 is decreasing in Al-Mansouryia with the time due to the EPA regulations.
Ozone (O3) concentration is wobbles between increase and decrease, but in 2006 year it was highest in North West. The NOx concentration was decreased with time, but in the 2005 and 2006 is highest, as well as gives maximum concentration is 1934 PPB. NOx and O3 depend on each other, in Kuwait when NOx increases O3 decreases when VOC is low. The CO concentration in almost all of study period was low except in summer 2006 was the highest level because a container of chemicals was on fire in the Shuwaikh port, which led to increase of CO emissions towards Al-Mansouryia from North direction. The PM10 concentration from 2008-2012 was swinging between increasing and decreasing.
Finally, the analysis data demonstrate that Al-Mansouryia is attainment area from (SO2, O3, CO), and non-attainment area from (NOx) based on national ambient air quality standards for residential areas.

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