ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR INORGANIC AIR POLLUTANTS IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA

Abstract

Air quality has decreased drastically in Egypt which is particularly evident in the two major cities of Cairo and Alexandria, where more than 80 percent of industrial activities take place. The air quality due human action can be investigated by long term and large area monitoring. Hence, air quality monitoring networks are urgently needed where; they monitor air quality over large area. So, the Egyptian Environmental Agency (EEAA) directed an air pollution monitoring project for Egypt. Air pollutants such as SO2, NOx, O3, CO and PMj0 have been collected through automatic monitoring stations. Three sites have been selected for Alexandria, (IGSR, Alexandria background and Shouhada) and three in Delta region (Kafre El- Zayat, El-Mahala, Mansoura.