Student Number :8701745W -
MSc research report -
Faculty of Science / An air chemistry study over the United Arab Emirates revealed a high
concentration of sulphur dioxide. SO2 and its resultant aerosols can have a
significant effect on the atmospheric processes. These aerosols could both
directly and indirectly affect the climate by scattering solar radiation and
increasing the albedo of the atmosphere or by altering the cloud formation
processes and characteristics. Sulphur dioxide and the resultant aerosols
also have a damaging effect on the environment and on human health.
Previous studies reviewed suggest that pollution can be transported for
hundreds of kilometres from the source of the emission and affect the air
chemistry of the receptor regions. The possibility that long-range transport of
pollution to the UAE may have contributed to these high concentrations was
also investigated. The possibility that the UAE is a receptor region of
pollution transported over long distances is investigated with the intention of
identifying the possible source regions of this pollution. In order to examine
the import of pollution to the UAE it was important to analyse the background
sulphur concentrations of the atmosphere over the UAE.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1832 |
| Date | 17 November 2006 |
| Creators | Evans, Mary Yvonne |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 2460705 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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