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Map of the Global Pollution of the Algiers Region Established by the IAP Method (Index of Atmospheric Purity)

Authors : Henia Saib, Mohamed Toumi, Mohammed Rahali

Published in: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)

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Abstract

The study of air pollution in the Algiers region was carried out using the IAP method (Index of Atmospheric Purity). As early as 2003, we monitored sixty-two sites as part of the city air quality biomonitoring, within an area of approximately 120 km2. At the investigated sites, thirty-four lichen taxa were found. The values of the IAP ranged between 0 and 33.8, delimiting the area into five iso-pollution zones corresponding to different pollution levels giving at the end the global air pollution map of the Algiers region. The zones are categorized as zone I (IAP: 0–7), zone II (IAP: >7–14), zone III (IAP: >14–21), zone IV (IAP: >21–28), zone V (IAP: >28–35). The results of our study revealed an increase in atmospheric pollution, mainly related to road traffic, over the last decades. Air pollutants from motor vehicle exhausts are partly responsible for the degradation and decline of lichen diversity.

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Metadata
Title
Map of the Global Pollution of the Algiers Region Established by the IAP Method (Index of Atmospheric Purity)
Authors
Henia Saib
Mohamed Toumi
Mohammed Rahali
Copyright Year
2021
Book
Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-51209-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-51210-1

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_297