Indoor-outdoor nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide concentrations at three sites in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1991.10466895· OSTI ID:5087569

Rowe, D R ^[1]; Al-Dhowalia, K H; Mansour, M E ^[2]

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1. D.R. Rowe Engineering Services, Inc., Bowling Green, KY (United States)
2. King Saud Univ., Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nitric oxide and nitrogen oxide concentrations indoors and outdoors at three sites in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results show that the outdoor and indoor concentrations for NO were at least 270 and 16 times the reported average worldwide NO concentrations, respectively. The NO(sub 2) concentrations were about 14 times reported outdoor worldwide levels; however, NO(sub 2) concentrations indoors were generally below those reported in the literature. The data presented, in combination with information presented in previous articles, will provide a valuable background database for use in dispersion models to determine the effect of the Kuwaiti oil well fires on the air quality of Riyadh.

• OSTI ID: 5087569
• Journal Information: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States), Vol. 41:8; ISSN 1047-3289
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
NITRIC OXIDE
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
SAUDI ARABIA
AIR QUALITY
AIR POLLUTION
DIFFUSION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FIRES
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
OIL WELLS
SMOKES
AEROSOLS
ASIA
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MASS TRANSFER
MIDDLE EAST
MONITORING
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RESIDUES
SOLS
WELLS
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