Study the environmental effects of private electrical generators for some locations in Kirkuk city

Abstract

Two traces of environmental pollution from private electrical generators have been dealt with within the study in Kirkuk city by choosing determined regions. First trace was contain computing concentrations of primary air pollutants that emitted from electrical generators which include (CO,CO2, NO,HC), then compared it with Iraqi standards for pollutants that emitted from exhaust gas of electrical generators, higher concentration of CO gas was found in April month from generators of Asra and Mafqodin which was 4.4ppm higher than the Iraqi standards ,generally higher concentration of other pollutants were found also. Second trace was includes measuring noise pollution from these generators, higher value of LAeq was in Raheem Awa region 102.55dBA which was exceeding the limits from EPA standards which determined 80dBA as higher value in residential regions, and also exceeding WHO standards which determined higher limits of noise 50-55dBA , while lower value of LAeq was in Tisin region 91.02dBA because the generators in this region have cover absorbent to noise as compared to other generators in the study.