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Assessment of air quality index in Annaba

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  • Salem Badjoudj

    (Badji Mokhtar University)

  • Aissa Benselhoub

    (Environmental Research Center (C.R.E))

  • Souad Narsis

    (Environmental Research Center (C.R.E))

  • Nadiia Dovbash

    (National Scientific Centre «Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences»)

  • Abdelaziz Idres

    (Badji Mokhtar University)

  • Khadouja Marame Benghadab

    (Badji Mokhtar University)

  • Fares Boutarfa

    (Badji Mokhtar University)

  • Mohamed Bounouala

    (Badji Mokhtar University)

  • Stefano Bellucci

    (INFN Frascati National Laboratories, Frascati (Rome))

Abstract

In recent years, the world has been witnessing serious ecological imbalances due to the catastrophic situation and the damage caused to the environment. Human activities as waste disposal, cement units, smelting, chemical industries etc., are the main causes of pollution. Air pollution directly affects the human living standards, pollutants requires regular control in view of their direct impact on health, such as nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and particulate matter. Algeria adopts international standards to monitor the levels of pollution recorded in Algerian cities and compare them with global levels. Thus, the object of this study was the air quality index (AQI) in Annaba (Northeastern of Algeria). This study aimed to evaluate AQI in Annaba. In this context, quantitative estimates of polluted waste resulting from some industrial activities have been conducted in order to determine the degree of its danger and the extent of its contribution to the deterioration of the air quality. The monitoring of pollutants allowed to identify the benefits of comprehensive environmental assessment. The air quality index was determined using various pollutants parameters (dust, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide). A ten-point scale ranking of the overall air quality index of pollution accepted in Algeria allows making the differentiated assessment of negative impacts of existing industrial agglomerations on the environment. However, the analysis performed on samples DC1 and DC2 with SEM (TESCAN model VEGA II) and BSE detector (Backscattered Electrons) shows that the particles sizes are estimated to range from hundreds of microns to a few microns, a different morphology and irregular shape. Our results will enable policy makers to appropriate measures to be taken, and which are based mainly on sensitizing economic operators to environmental issues in order to adopt an environmentally friendly industrial system.

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  • Salem Badjoudj & Aissa Benselhoub & Souad Narsis & Nadiia Dovbash & Abdelaziz Idres & Khadouja Marame Benghadab & Fares Boutarfa & Mohamed Bounouala & Stefano Bellucci, 2023. "Assessment of air quality index in Annaba," Technology audit and production reserves, PC TECHNOLOGY CENTER, vol. 4(3(72)), pages 24-32, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:baq:taprar:v:4:y:2023:i:3:p:24-32
    DOI: 10.15587/2706-5448.2023.284841
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    1. Sutapa Chaudhuri & Arumita Roy Chowdhury, 2018. "Air quality index assessment prelude to mitigate environmental hazards," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 91(1), pages 1-17, March.
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