Levels of PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 and Impacts of Meteorological Factors on Particle Matter Concentrations in Dust Events and non Dusty Days

Authors

  • Fatemeh Khodarahmi1 1 Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
  • Zahra Soleimani2 2 Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Paramedical, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
  • Samira Yousefzadeh2
  • Nadali Alavi3 3 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  • Ali Akbar Babaei3
  • Mohammad Javad Mohammadi3
  • Gholamreza Goudarzi3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v1i3.63

Keywords:

Particulate matter, Dust event day, Ahvaz, Meteorological parameters

Abstract

Background: The aim of study was to measure particle matter concentration (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) during normal, semi-dust and dust-event days. The impacts of some meteorological factors on particle matter concentrations were also investigated.

Methods: Samples were collected by Grimm aerosol technik (GmbH model 1/108 Germany) from November 2011 to May 2012. Temperature, humidity, wind speed and UV index were obtaind from the website (www.Weather.ir).

Results: The concentration of particulate matter PM1, PM2.5, PM10 in dust event days was 10, 6 and 2 times higher than normal days, respectively. The highest concentration of particle matter was February in winter. There was significant relationship between the particulate matter concentration with temperature and wind speed (P<0.05).

Conclusions: The concentration of particulate matter affected by traffic, crowded, humidity and temperature. These factors increased particulate matter concentration specially when was with inversion. 

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Published

2016-01-23

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Volume 1, Issue 3, 2015

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Levels of PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 and Impacts of Meteorological Factors on Particle Matter Concentrations in Dust Events and non Dusty Days. (2016). International Journal of Health Studies (Undergoing Change to Shahroud Journal of Medical Sciences), 1(3), page:7-12. https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v1i3.63