Evaluation of Air Pollutant Levels in Dire-Dawa City, Ethiopia

Knife Mesfin
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Knife Mesfin: Department of Environmental Pollution, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Central Ethiopia Environment and Forest Research Center, Africa

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 63-67

Abstract: Our planet earth is enclosed by a blanket of gaseous mixtures that can cause a harmful effect on life when present in excess of the natural abundance limit. These gaseous substances in the air we breathe, depending on their properties, magnitude and composition could benefit and/or risk the health of humans, animals and aquatic organisms. The existences of unwanted gases in the air we breathe are referred as air pollution, which implies the presence of harmful substances in the ambient air and have an outdoor and indoor sources. Air pollution has a wide array of negative health effects which are believed to be associated with air pollution exposure, among of which are respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, adverse pregnancy outcomes, poor visibility, reproductive and neurological disorders. Air pollution is one of the most dangerous environmental problems, causing many adverse health effects and responsible for the death of many people each year worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of air [CO2, NO2, SO2, CO, VOC] pollutants around the sampling spots (commercial, residential, mixed and industrial) of the City and initiate the city administration to take mitigation measures on time.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.07.555711

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