title: Investigation of the efficiency of existing air pollution monitoring sites in the state of Kuwait.
abstract: The use of mathematical modelling for investigation of the efficiency of existing monitoring sites for the impact of SO(2) emissions from power stations in the state of Kuwait is described. The Industrial Source Complex Short Term (ISCST3) model is utilised to obtain the spatial and temporal variations of SO(2) over residential areas. Statistical comparison between the 50 highest daily measured and predicted SO(2) concentrations at six monitoring sites shows that the model is capable of generating results with accuracy of 60--94%. An important conclusion of this work is that the existing locations of the Kuwait-EPA monitoring stations are not suitable for measuring the actual impact of SO(2). Therefore, there is a need for relocation of these sites to register the highest levels of SO(2) emitted from the current power stations in the state of Kuwait.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Separation Technologies Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Rashidi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nassehi
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wakeman
mesh_terms: D000392:Air Movements; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010316:Particle Size; D011210:Power Plants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide