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

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  • Knife Mesfin

    (Department of Environmental Pollution, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Central Ethiopia Environment and Forest Research Center, Africa)

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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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  • Knife Mesfin, 2017. "Evaluation of Air Pollutant Levels in Dire-Dawa City, Ethiopia," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(3), pages 63-67, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:7:y:2017:i:3:p:63-67
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.07.555711
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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