Abstract

During the period 28 April 5 May 1991 a Japanese research team monitored the air pollution in Kuwait caused by oil-well fires. Monitoring was conducted at nine sites using lightweight samplers. A major monitoring site was located at Ahmadi near the fires. High levels of total airborne particulate matter, soot, organic carbon. SO42, and Cl+ were detected, but the levels of SO2, NO2, CO and benzo(a)pyrene were rather low.

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