Some trends related to air pollution in Damascus

Short‐term monitoring of air pollutants for 15 selected sites in Damascus city has been investigated. The following air pollutants were measured: total suspended particulate (TSP), sulphur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO). The overall average concentrations of the previous five pollutants were determined. The calculated concentrations were about 246μg/m³ for TSP, 39μg/m³ for SO₂, 49μg/m³ for NO₂ and 2.8mg/m³ for CO. In this reported study, the TSP and the particulate with less than 10‐micrometer size (PM₁₀) were the most effective pollutants in the air of Damascus city.