Comparison of air quality data obtained from roof top, sidewalk and suburban areas

Menachem Luria; Uri Amit; Mordechai Peleg

doi:10.1007/BF00394066

Comparison of air quality data obtained from roof top, sidewalk and suburban areas

Menachem Luria^*
, Uri Amit
, Mordechai Peleg

^*Corresponding author for this work

Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences

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A comparison of air quality data obtained at a downtown roof top location, a surburban area, a main road curbside and adjacent to a major highway was conducted. The results of this study revealed that a reasonably good correlation between daily average concentrations at these locations can be established. For primary pollutants it was found that within the immediate release zone their average concentration is 3.5 to 4.0 times higher than at a close location but at roof top level. Total suspended particulate (TSP) concentration was found to increase by about 80%, and O₃ is reduced by about 25%. No significant difference was obtained between daily averages obtained at the city center location and the suburb site 5 km away.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-254
Number of pages	6
Journal	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394066
State	Published - Sep 1985

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