Dust storms are an important environmental problem worldwide. The main sources of dust
storms include the Sahara, the Middle East, and central and northeastern Asia. Dust …

Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have caused massive increase in the number and
the production capacities of oil industries. Such industries release a wide-range of ambient …

In desert regions, several environmental challenges have the potential to reduce solar
energy production. These are the formation of thinly crusted mud and/or carbonates coatings …

Across the 28 EU member states there were nearly half a million premature deaths in 2015
as a result of exposure to PM 2.5, O 3 and NO 2. To set the target for air quality levels and …

Iraq and Kuwait are in a region of the world known to be impacted by high levels of fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) attributable to sources that include desert dust and ambient …

It is well established that respiratory and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity rates are
associated with poor air quality as measured by high concentrations of fine particulate …

For human health, tropospheric ozone (O 3), particles (PM 2.5 and PM 10, particles with
aerodynamic diameter< 2.5 and 10 μm), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are the most harmful …

Dust storms (DS) are considered a common environmental phenomenon in numerous
countries of the world, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. DS causes a significant …

Severe dust events have occurred frequently in arid regions, which greatly impacted air
quality, climate, and public health. The Middle East is one of the areas in the world impacted …

Although Kuwait is greatly impacted by sand and dust storms (SDS) from Southern Iraq, to
date little is known about the nature of these storms. Kuwait is vulnerable to SDS trajectories …