Titre :

Atmospheric BTX measurements in the urban-industrial site of Anza, northwest of Agadir City, Morocco

Auteur(s) :

Ouabourrane, Z. [Auteur]
Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]
El Abassi, M. [Auteur]
Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]
Bazzi, L. [Auteur]
Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]
El Hammadi, A. [Auteur]
Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]
Hanoune, Benjamin [Auteur]
Physicochimie des Processus de Combustion et de l’Atmosphère - UMR 8522 [PC2A]
El Maimouni, L. [Auteur]
Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]

Titre de la revue :

Journal of Materials and Environmental Science

Nom court de la revue :

J. Mater. Environ. Sci

Numéro :

6

Pagination :

1787-1795

Date de publication :

2015

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

Atmospheric pollution
Benzene
Toluene
Xylenes
Active samplers
Urban air quality
Anza
Morocco

Discipline(s) HAL :

Chimie/Chimie théorique et/ou physique
Physique [physics]/Physique [physics]/Chimie-Physique [physics.chem-ph]

Résumé en anglais : [en]

In Morocco, air pollution is mainly due to road traffic and industrial sources. Until today, only standard gases such as NO, NO2 CO, SO2 and O3, as well as PM10, are continuously monitored ...
Lire la suite >In Morocco, air pollution is mainly due to road traffic and industrial sources. Until today, only standard gases such as NO, NO2 CO, SO2 and O3, as well as PM10, are continuously monitored in the Moroccan large cities. VOC measurements are very rare. This paper presents for the first time the results of measurement campaigns of BTX in a small town with industrial character, Anza locality, located 7 km northwest of the city of Agadir (southwestern Morocco). The BTX measurements were conducted from February 2012 to November 2012. Benzene, toluene, and the three isomers of xylene were quantified in ambient air in four places carefully selected to reflect the main activities in the city. The outdoor average concentrations of benzene, toluene and xylenes were 12.9 μ g.m-3, 36.9 μ g.m-3 and 16.2 μ g.m-3 respectively. No seasonal variation was observed. The fluctuation concentrations are attributed to starting up of the activities and variations flow of cars. The wind is the meteorological factor which drives the observed results. An important decrease of the BTX concentrations was observed in 2012 compared to the values obtained in 2007.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

Établissement(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Physicochimie des Processus de Combustion et de l'Atmosphère (PC2A) - UMR 8522

Équipe(s) de recherche :

PhysicoChimie de l'Atmosphère (PCA)

Date de dépôt :

2018-11-27T14:26:20Z
2020-10-05T12:14:13Z