| Title |
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Ambient particulate matter concentration levels of Ahvaz, Iran, in 2017
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| Published in |
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10653-018-0182-0 |
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| Authors |
Gholamreza Goudarzi, Nadali Alavi, Sahar Geravandi, Ahmad Reza Yari, Farzaneh Aslanpour Alamdari, Sina Dobaradaran, Majid Farhadi, Hamed Biglari, Maryam Dastoorpour, Bayram Hashemzadeh, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi |
| Abstract |
Dust storm in Khuzestan region is strongly influenced by transportation and influx of large amount of particulate matter from internal sources (Hawizeh Marshes and East Ahwaz) and external sources (the Arabian Desert in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and the Sahara Desert). Particulate matter is one of the main components of indoor and outdoor air quality that can be very dangerous for human. The principal objective of this study was the pinpoint of the source of airborne particulate matter by the NOAA HYSPLIT model in Ahvaz City, southwest of Iran. The investigation of dust storm and their origin was performed by the GFSG Meteorological Data (backward trajectories ending analysis of the NOAA HYSPLIT model) and collecting particulate samples with high-volume air samplers during the fall and winter seasons. The results showed the average ambient particulate matter concentration in the cold and warm seasons was 158 and 161 µg/m3, respectively. Moreover, the average particulate matter concentration in the cold season was significantly higher than the standard level as presented in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Consequently, it seems essential to develop green space, decrease particulate emission from source and make determined efforts to control dust at governmental and international scales. |
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