This study embarks on monitoring the air pollution affecting Al-Hashimyeh town in Zarqa governorate by sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon oxides (CO, CO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx ) compared to the limits of the surrounding air as defined by Jordanian standards. Three sites in the area have been chosen with a view to making appropriate commendations to improve the air quality there on the one hand, and to considering both the environmental and economic aspects in the course of enduring development on the other. It has also come out with the fact that sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides have exceeded the limits of Jordanian standards, whereas carbon oxides maintained their low levels, with no record of violation of the standard limits. The study submits a set of recommendations to achieve this goal; they include the construction of a sulfur elimination unit from the heavy fuel at the Jordanian Petroleum Refinery, the substitution of the heavy fuel, which contains high rate of sulfur, at Al Hussein Thermal Power Plant by natural gas which is environmentally clean compared to heavy fuel, and for the installation of SO2 elimination units emanating from smokestacks.
Keywords:
Air pollution, Concentration, Sulfur dioxide, Carbon Oxides, Nitrogen Oxides Jordanian Standards, Wind Speed, Wind Direction
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