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ReviewEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2021

Characterization and exposure assessment to urban air toxics across Middle Eastern and North African countries: a review.

Patrick Amoatey, Ahmed Al-Mayahi, Issa Al-Harthy, Khalifa Al-Jabri, Maxwell Nana Addi, Sajjad Ahmad Siddiqi, Hameed Sulaiman, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Mahad Said Baawain

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Review in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Patrick AmoateyDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Ahmed Al-MayahiDepartment of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Issa Al-HarthyDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Khalifa Al-JabriDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman. aljabri@squ.edu.om.
Maxwell Nana AddiDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Sajjad Ahmad SiddiqiDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Hameed SulaimanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Abdullah Al-MamunDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33 P.C. 123, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Oman.
Mahad Said BaawainMinistry of Labour, P.O. Box 413, PC 100, Muscat, Oman.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the decades are experiencing rapid industrial and infrastructural growth combined with being the global hub of oil and gas industries. These economic transformations are associated with release of air pollutants including urban air toxics (UAT) through industrial, traffic, and constructional activities into ambient urban environments. UAT concentrations levels may exacerbate in most MENA countries considering high number of vehicular traffic populations and petrochemical industries which are one of the main sources of this pollutant. Therefore, the main objective of the study is to review major findings of UAT levels in urban areas across thirteen (13) MENA countries. The study characterizes various measured UAT, assesses their concentrations in ambient environment, and identifies their major sources of emissions by reviewing more than 100 relevant UAT papers across the selected MENA countries. It was found that benzene, heavy metals, formaldehyde, and dioxin-like compounds are the most reported UAT. The study concluded that road traffic, fuel stations, and petrochemical industries were identified as the main sources of ambient UAT levels. It was further reported that most of the studies were based on short-term ambient environment with limited studies in indoor environments. Therefore, it is highly recommended that future research should focus on innovative health impact assessment and epidemiological studies from exposure to UAT levels. Also embarking on sustainable mitigation approaches through urban greenery, eco-industrial estates infrastructural developments, and renewable energy shares will reduce UAT levels and improve human health.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionAfrica, NorthernEnvironmental MonitoringHumansMiddle EastAir PollutantsAir pollutionIndustrial emissionsMENA countriesTraffic emissionsUrban air toxicsUrban cities

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PMID34322756

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