African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Seasonal variation of mercury vapor concentrations in industrial, residential, and traffic areas of Ahvaz city, Southwest Iran

Mohammad Sadegh Sekhavatjou1, Azamalsadat Hosseini Alhashem2, Sepideh Sadat Taghavirad1, Gholamreza Goudarzi3 and Ahmad Reza Mollaee4
  1Department of Environmental Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan, Iran. 2Department of Environmental Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan, Iran. 3Department of Environmental Health, Jondishapour Medical Science University, Ahvaz, Iran. 4Khouzestan Steel Manufacturing Company, Fluid Utility Laboratory Expert, Ahvaz, Iran.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 19 August 2011
  •  Published: 28 September 2011

Abstract

 

Mercury has been known as a toxic substance that could raise potential risks to human health. The main anthropogenic sources of mercury pollution in air include combustion of fossil fuel, metal smelting and processing, and vehicle transportation all of which exist in Ahvaz city in Southwestern Iran. Ambient air mercury vapor concentrations were measured in summer and winter in industrial, residential and traffic areas in five sampling points. Results show that mercury level was high in sampling point near steel companies and it was lowest in the residential zone. Also, the average amounts of mercury vapor were 19.9 and 20.7 ng/m3 in summer and winter, respectively.

 

Key words: Air pollution, mercury vapor, urban area, emission source, Ahvaz city, Iran.

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