Air quality impact of the upgraded al-Samara waste water treatment plant
Joint Authors
al-Mashaqibah, Abd Allah
Abu Allaban, Mahmud
al-Malabah, Ahmad
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.19-26, 8 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Civil Engineering
Topics
Abstract EN
In 2008, a new wastewater treatment plant at Al-Samra replaced the old wastewater ponds, which were designed in the sixties of the 20th century to treat the sewage influx from Amman-Zarqa areas.
The upgrade has significantly improved the water quality in the Zarqa river and is believed to be a key point in restoring aquatic life in the river.
It also reduced atmospheric pollution in Al-Hashemeyyah, which reduced the complaints of the neighboring residents about the odors and flies.
In the present study, data for atmospheric pollution at Al-Hashemeyyah were acquired from the Ministry of Environment and investigated in order to detect the changes of air pollution levelsin the town.
Data clearly show that concentrationof the atmospheric H2S has declined significantly after 2008.
AERMOD dispersion Modeling was deployed in order to quantify the contribution of Al- Samra wastewater treatment plant to ambient air pollution at Al-Hashemyyah.
AERMOD results revealed that concentrations of ambient H2S, CH4, and NH3in the vicinity of Al-Samra wastewater treatment facilities are well below the national and the international standards of ambient air quality.
The outcomesof AERMOD also revealed that the concentrations of gasses mentioned above vanish within a short distance downwind from Al-Samra.
Thus, Al-Samra wastewater treatment plant is no longer a potential source of air pollution in Al-Hashemeyyah town.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mashaqibah, Abd Allah& Abu Allaban, Mahmud& al-Malabah, Ahmad. 2015. Air quality impact of the upgraded al-Samara waste water treatment plant. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.19-26.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646197
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mashaqibah, Abd Allah…[et al.]. Air quality impact of the upgraded al-Samara waste water treatment plant. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jun. 2015), pp.19-26.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646197
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mashaqibah, Abd Allah& Abu Allaban, Mahmud& al-Malabah, Ahmad. Air quality impact of the upgraded al-Samara waste water treatment plant. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2015. Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.19-26.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646197
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 25-26
Record ID
BIM-646197