Air Pollution Risk Assessment Using GIS and Remotely Sensed Data in Kirkuk City, Iraq
Air Pollution Risk Assessment Using GIS and Remotely Sensed Data in Kirkuk City, Iraq DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v6i3.5834 Received: 7 July 2023 | Revised: 15 August 2023 | Accepted: 22 August 2023 | Published Online: 23 August 2023 Abstract According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates and based on a world population review, Iraq ranks tenth among the most air-polluted countries in the world. In this study, the authors tried to evaluate the outdoor air of Kirkuk City north of Iraq. The authors relied on two types of data: field measurements and remotely sensed data. Fifteen air quality points were determined in the study region representing the monthly average measurements implemented for the one-year dataset. Geographic information systems (GIS) based geo-statistic and geo-processing techniques have been applied to collected data. Spatial distribution data related to Air Quality Index (AQI), and Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) were obtained by mapping collec...