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A Preliminary Assessment of Dispersion Level of SO2 in Fars Industrial Region, South of Iran, by GIS
Joint Authors
Rastgoo, Ebrahim
Taghizadeh, Mohammad Mehdi
Dehghani, Mansooreh
Hashemi, Hassan
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The city of Zarghan is located 25 km northeast of Shiraz, southern Iran.
Zarghan is affected by numerous pollution sources such as oil refinery, an industrial park, and Shiraz-Tehran highway.
The numerous contaminating sources around Zarghan can cause serious local air pollution.
Sulfur dioxide gas is an important index of air pollution in cities.
Therefore, in order to control and manage Zarghan air quality, it is important to monitor sulfur dioxide concentration in the surrounding area.
It is also essential to know about the contribution level of other sources of pollution as well as dispersion radius of pollutants in the area.
In this study, the concentration of sulfur dioxide was measured by passive sampling at 10 different stations.
These values were interpolated in other parts of the city using ArcGIS software.
The results of sampling showed that the concentration of the gas was 60 µgm−3 around oil refinery.
The level was 19 µgm−3 in region located about 3 km from the oil refinery.
It was also demonstrated that the gas concentration was not higher than the standard limit within residential area.
On the other hand, the role of the local highway and industrial park was not significant in contaminating air in urban areas.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dehghani, Mansooreh& Taghizadeh, Mohammad Mehdi& Hashemi, Hassan& Rastgoo, Ebrahim. 2013. A Preliminary Assessment of Dispersion Level of SO2 in Fars Industrial Region, South of Iran, by GIS. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489133
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dehghani, Mansooreh…[et al.]. A Preliminary Assessment of Dispersion Level of SO2 in Fars Industrial Region, South of Iran, by GIS. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489133
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dehghani, Mansooreh& Taghizadeh, Mohammad Mehdi& Hashemi, Hassan& Rastgoo, Ebrahim. A Preliminary Assessment of Dispersion Level of SO2 in Fars Industrial Region, South of Iran, by GIS. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489133
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489133