Air quality in the Gulf of Aqaba - Results of a joint Jordanian-Israeli cooperative project

Jihad Alsawair; Aiman Soleiman; Alan Gertler; Mordechai Peleg; David Asaf; Valeri Matveiv; Menachem Luria

Air quality in the Gulf of Aqaba - Results of a joint Jordanian-Israeli cooperative project

Jihad Alsawair^*
, Aiman Soleiman
, Alan Gertler
, Mordechai Peleg
, David Asaf
, Valeri Matveiv
, Menachem Luria

^*Corresponding author for this work

Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences

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Abstract

The causes of air quality deterioration in the Red Sea near the resort areas of Eilat (Israel) and Aqaba (Jordan) were studied. Measurements at both sites included SO₂, CO, NO/NO_x, and O₃) and meteorological parameters. Under the prevailing (-90% of the time) northerly wind flows, the quality of the air is relatively good for all primary pollutants but O₃ was increased, indicating the regional transport of this secondary species from the Mediterranean coast. However, during days with southerly air flow, the air quality was significantly deteriorated with elevated levels of SO₂ and NO_x. Unregulated ship emissions from the intensive shipping in the gulf appeared to be the primary source of the pollution. NO₃ radical levels were relatively high compare with other sites located in different regions of the world. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 102nd Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition (Detroit, MI 6/16-19/2009).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009
Pages	1026-1039
Number of pages	14
State	Published - 2009
Event	102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009 - Detroit, MI, United States Duration: 16 Jun 2009 → 19 Jun 2009

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1052-6102

Conference

Conference	102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Detroit, MI
Period	16/06/09 → 19/06/09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Air quality
Nitrate radical
Ozone
Pollutant transport

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Alsawair, J., Soleiman, A., Gertler, A., Peleg, M., Asaf, D., Matveiv, V., & Luria, M. (2009). Air quality in the Gulf of Aqaba - Results of a joint Jordanian-Israeli cooperative project. In 102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009 (pp. 1026-1039). (Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA; Vol. 2).

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Alsawair, J, Soleiman, A, Gertler, A, Peleg, M, Asaf, D, Matveiv, V & Luria, M 2009, Air quality in the Gulf of Aqaba - Results of a joint Jordanian-Israeli cooperative project. in 102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, vol. 2, pp. 1026-1039, 102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009, Detroit, MI, United States, 16/06/09.

Air quality in the Gulf of Aqaba - Results of a joint Jordanian-Israeli cooperative project. / Alsawair, Jihad; Soleiman, Aiman; Gertler, Alan et al.
102nd Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009. 2009. p. 1026-1039 (Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA; Vol. 2).

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