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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...

Indoor Air Pollution and Its Determinants in Household Settings in Jaipur, India DOI:  https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v6i1.5284 Abstract Individuals spend 90% of their time indoors, primarily at home or at work. Indoor environmental factors have a signifcant impact on human well-being. It was a longitudinal study that assessed the major factors that reduce indoor air quality, namely particulate matter, and bio-aerosols, using low-cost sensors and the settle plate method, respectively also to determine the effect of atmospheric parameters and land use patterns in households of commercial, industrial, residential, slum, and rural areas of the city. PM2.5 concentration levels were similar in most parts of the day across all sites. PM10.0 concentration levels increased indoors in a commercial area. PM2.5 concentration showed a negative correlation with temperature and a positive correlation with relative humidity in some areas. Very high values of PM2....

On the Impact of Bell Sound on Ambient Particulates DOI:  https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v5i4.5121 Abstract Here the authors examine whether bell sounds can have an impact on ambient aerosol levels and size distribution under atmospheric conditions. The authors present calculation results for acoustic the coagulation by church bell sounds for a range of ambient aerosol types. The results show that for orthokinetic sonic agglomeration, while the frequency spectrum of church bells is ideal for causing coagulation of ambient aerosols, the sound pressure level (SPL) becomes too low for an effect. However, in very polluted conditions, at extremely short distances from the bell dust aerosols can readily undergo sonic coagulation. Keywords:  Sound, Aerosols, particulate matter, Sound pressure level

Indoor Air Pollution and Its Determinants in Household Settings in Jaipur, India DOI:  https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v6i1.5284 Abstract Individuals spend 90% of their time indoors, primarily at home or at work. Indoor environmental factors have a signifcant impact on human well-being. It was a longitudinal study that assessed the major factors that reduce indoor air quality, namely particulate matter, and bio-aerosols, using low-cost sensors and the settle plate method, respectively also to determine the effect of atmospheric parameters and land use patterns in households of commercial, industrial, residential, slum, and rural areas of the city. PM2.5 concentration levels were similar in most parts of the day across all sites. PM10.0 concentration levels increased indoors in a commercial area. PM2.5 concentration showed a negative correlation with temperature and a positive correlation with relative humidity in some areas. Very high values of PM2....

Indoor Air Pollution and Its Determinants in Household Settings in Jaipur, India DOI:  https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v6i1.5284 Keywords:  Indoor air pollution, Particulate matter, Bio-aerosols Abstract Individuals spend 90% of their time indoors, primarily at home or at work. Indoor environmental factors have a signifcant impact on human well-being. It was a longitudinal study that assessed the major factors that reduce indoor air quality, namely particulate matter, and bio-aerosols, using low-cost sensors and the settle plate method, respectively also to determine the effect of atmospheric parameters and land use patterns in households of commercial, industrial, residential, slum, and rural areas of the city. PM2.5 concentration levels were similar in most parts of the day across all sites. PM10.0 concentration levels increased indoors in a commercial area. PM2.5 concentration showed a negative correlation with temperature and a positive correlat...