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AIR QUALITY INDEX OVER BASRA PROVINCE, SOUTH OF IRAQ

Shaymaa H. Shehabalden, Nayyef M. Azeez


This study is one of the recent approaches to deal with management of environmental pollution. It was carried out to analysis the pollution levels in the ambient air, of Basra province. Five different stations for gases concentrations were chosen through a period of time from January to December 2015. Air pollutants were monitored by a handheld gas analyzer (Instruments E- 4400) for NOX, SO2, CO2 and CO, while PDR -1200 ( Personal Data Ram) device to measure total suspended particles (TSP). The reason of choosing this subject is the negative effects of air pollution on the citizens, which causes economical and health issues. This study contains important information for Basra province and pollution risk of health on people .the result show annual and seasonal AQI values found high concentrations of pollutants distributed clearly in the study stations, as winter record greatest values that most concentrations were higher than the global limitations but within the local limitations.