Impact of Industrial Atmospheric Emissions on Ambient Air Quality in Arzew Area, Oran State, Algeria

Authors

  • Said Naili University of Sciences and Technology of Oran - Mohamed Boudiaf
  • Amine Morsli University of Sciences and Technology of Oran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52502/ijitas.v3i2.20

Keywords:

BTEX emissions, Industrial activities, Atmospheric pollution, Ambient air

Abstract

This work focuses on identifying the source of BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene) emissions generated by hydrocarbon-related industrial activities and evaluation of its impact on ambient air quality according to European Union (EU) regulations during 2019. The spatial distribution of BTEX concentrations suggest that massive emissions are mainly due to the oil refining activity. BTEX concentration levels at the sampling sites show that benzene was more dominant. Considering the level of atmospheric pollution relative to the indicative value (2µg/m3) recommended by the EU, the ambient air is considered to be quite polluted with benzene content (5.36 µg/m3) produced mainly by emissions from the oil refining industrial complex.

Published

2021-04-30

How to Cite

[1]
S. Naili and A. Morsli, “ Impact of Industrial Atmospheric Emissions on Ambient Air Quality in Arzew Area, Oran State, Algeria”, IJITAS, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 38-42, Apr. 2021.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): April 2021

Section

Articles

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