Assessment of Environmental Pollutant Particles PM10 and PM2.5 with Air Quality Index Method (Case Study: Tehran Industrial Cement Complex)

Subject Areas : Environmental pollutions (water, soil and air)

Reza Karimi Ghoozlou ¹ , Aida Ahmadi ² , Madjid Abbaspour ³ , Nostatollan Abbaszadeh ⁴

1 - Master of Health, Safety and Environmental Management, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Department of Environmental Management, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Management (HSE), Faculty of Natural Recourses and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Authour)
3 - Professor of Sharif University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanics, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Department of Energy Economics, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2017-09-04 Accepted : 2018-07-16 Published : 2021-10-23

Keywords: pollutants, Cement, Particulate matter, Air Quality Index Assessment,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Considering the importance of cement industries in the country's economic growth and its effect on emissions of air pollutants (particulate matter); in this research, the effects of Tehran cement factory on the environmental of the region have been investigated. The main purpose of this study is an assessment of environmental pollutant particles with air quality index in 2016 in Tehran Industrial Cement Complex. Material and Methodology: In this study, the particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5, was measured during a one-year period (2016), in four different seasons. To measure dust particles in the ambient air of the device is used gauge 531 MET ONE GT TSI Manufacturing Co and it has the ability to measure particles with PM10, PM2.5, PM7, and PM1. The next 8530 TSI Dust Trak II counterparty bombing device is a desktop dust-removing device that has the capability to record data. The samples were taken at 6 measuring stations in the Tehran Cement Industrial Complex, and finally, the results were evaluated as a seasonal AQI. In AQI method, which is one of the most widely used methods for assessing the air quality, at first, the pollution index is measured at a station and then determined at all stations as the highest index of contamination quality.Findings: The first finding from the present study was that the pollutant responsible for the whole spring station was a refinery, which is classified as clean. The other pollutant responsible for the entire summer stations related to the road toll (Healthy classification), Responsible pollutant for the entire autumn season station area (unhealthy classification for sensitive groups), and Responsible pollutant for the whole winter season is related to residential buildings (Healthy Classification). So the most polluting plants or four different seasons of the year is autumn PM2.5.Discussion and Conclusions: So the state of air quality with an average concentration of 106.2 mg/m3 in the Tehran cement industry classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups and were characterized by the orange color. Finally, suggestions are made to reduce particulate emissions in the industrial area. 

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