Evaluation of the Air Quality Index and its Environmental Impacts on Residents of Fallujah City

Authors

  • Raya Jasim Mohammed Al- Rikabi College of Education Ibn Rushd for Human Sciences, University of Baghdad
  • Prof. Dr. Hanan Noman Waseen Al-Qurra lucy College of Education Ibn Rushd for Human Sciences, University of Baghdad
  • Dr. Maitham Abdullah Sultan Al-Maliki Ministry of Science and Technology, Environment, Water and Renewable Energy Directorate, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31973/f23e0z87

Keywords:

Air quality index, air quality index for total suspended particles (TSP), air quality index for particles with a size of (PM2.5), air quality index for particles with a size of (PM10), Fallujah city

Abstract

Rapid urbanization contributes to increasing the concentrations of pollutants in the surrounding air, and this is clearly evident after applying the linear equation for the air quality index in Fallujah city, as the air quality index values ​​for total suspended particles ranged between the good and very dangerous categories (AQI = 0 -500) for the two seasons, while the air quality index values ​​for particles with a size of (PM2.5) ranged between the moderate category and the very dangerous category (AQI = 51 -500) for January, while the index values ​​ranged between the moderate and dangerous categories (AQI = 51-300) for July, and  the air quality index values ​​for particles with a size of (PM10) ranged between moderate and very dangerous (AQI = 51 -500) for January, while the index values ​​ranged between the good and dangerous categories (AQI = 0-300) for July. Among the health effects that accompanied the high index lie in the reduction of tolerance in healthy people and the appearance of negative symptoms in people with allergies, but if the index values ​​are greater than 500, it can lead to deaths in sick people and elderly people. The index values ​​vary depending on the variation in human activities and the type of fuel used in Fallujah city.

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Published

2025-09-15

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Geography

How to Cite

Al- Rikabi, R., Al-Qurra lucy, H. ., & Al-Maliki, M. . (2025). Evaluation of the Air Quality Index and its Environmental Impacts on Residents of Fallujah City. Al-Adab Journal, 154, 385-412. https://doi.org/10.31973/f23e0z87

Publication Dates

Received

2024-08-13

Revised

2024-08-27

Accepted

2024-08-27

Published Online First

2025-09-15

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