Influence of Meteorological Parameters on Air Quality at Hashemite University, Jordan

Sana’A Odata,Khitam Odibatb,Abu- Allabanb

doi:10.12944/cwe.12.2.04

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Abstract

Four threshold air pollutants (SO2, NO, NO2, and O3) in addition to meteorological parameters were monitored at the Campus of the Hashemite University (HU) for two years (1/1/2012 through 30/12/013). Correlations between air pollution and meteorological parameters were derived. The results showed that O3 has a positive correlation with air temperature, wind speed and wind direction, but has a negative correlation with the relative humidity (RH). SO2 was found to have a negative correlation with the RH and wind speed, but positive correlation with air temperature. NO has negative correlation with air temperature, RH, and wind speed. And finally, NO2 has a negative correlation with RH and wind speed, but it has positive correlation with air temperature. Justify the reasons in brief with recommendations to improve the air quality

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Air pollution in North Africa and the Middle East is receiving increase attention due to its health consequences[1,2,3,4]
Data analyses were started by calculating ordinary statistics including mean, standard deviation (SD), maximum, minimum, Coefficient of Variation (CV), Skewness, and Kurtosis (Table 1)
O3 demonstrates a positive correlation with air temperature, wind speed and wind direction and a negative correlation with the relative humidity

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Air pollution in North Africa and the Middle East is receiving increase attention due to its health consequences[1,2,3,4]. The Middle East is impacted by frequent dust storms in addition to regional long range transport of air pollution, carried by winds from three neighboring continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia[5]. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with a population of eleven million and a land area of 89,000 square kilometers, has undergone an unprecedented rate of growth in the last fifteen years due to regional political crises. Emissions from motor vehicles or old industrial establishments are not regulated throughout the country[6]. Anthropogenic sources of air pollution in north Jordan include motor natural dust, vehicles, utility, smelters, cement factories, and open burning.

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