Ministry Of EnvironmentJORDAN

Jordan Air Quality Monitoring Network

In 3 Cities: Amman, Irbid, Zarqa  

 Monitoring and Assessment DirectorateDirector : Eng. Jabur Daradkah 

 

Project Contractor: United Technology Establishment - UniTec

Project Manager: Michael Hindeleh

  

Mapping for Amman, Irbid, Zarqa

ZARQA

IRBID

THE AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK CONSISTS OF 12 STATIONS LOCATED IN AMMAN, ZARQA AND IRBID WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THE

MAIN URBAN AREAS IN JORDAN.

EACH STATION HAS AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT ANALYZERS THAT ARE IN CONTINUOUS

OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY.

AIR POLLUTANTS MEASURED ARE : PM10, NO-NO2-NOX, SO2, CO, OZONE O3 WITH VARIANCE IN EACH

OF THE 12 STATIONS. 

Description of the AQ Networkt

الرصد محطات أماكن

AQM STATIONS IN AMMAN

  Location S

  Amman  

     

1 Background King Hussein garden

2 Urban GAM. Main building

3 Traffic Tabarbour

4 Urban Marka /Mahata

5 Traffic University street

6 Industrial King abd II Ind. City

7 Industrial Wadi/Yarmouk

AQM STATIONS IN ZARQA

  Zarqa  

     

8 Traffic Health Center

9 Industrial Masane’

10 Urban Arab Bank garden

AQM STATIONS IN IRBID

  Irbid  

     

11 Traffic Alhassn Sport city

12 Urban AL Barha street

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الرصد محطات

METEO & Mast

Pollutant Sample DurationMaximum Allowable

limit

Number of Allowable

Exceeded Events

Sulfur dioxide (So2)

One hour 0.3 part per million

(ppm)

3 times in any 12

month period per year

24 Hour0.14 part per million

(ppm)Once per year

Yearly0.04 part per million

(ppm) _

carbon monoxide (CO)

One Hour 26 part per million

(ppm)3 times in any 12

month period per year

Eight Hour9 part per million

(ppm)3 times in any 12

month period per year

Nitrogen dioxide (No2)

One hour 0.21 part per million

(ppm)3 times in any 12

month period per year

24 Hour0.08 part per million

(ppm)3 times in any 12

month period per year

Yearly0.05 part per million

(ppm) _

Ozone (O3)

One Hour 0.08 part per million

(ppm) _

Eight Hour0.12 part per million

(ppm) _

Fine particles suspended

(pm10)

24 Hour

120 Microgram (µg/m3) 3 times in any 12

month period per year

Yearly70 Microgram (µg/m3)

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TYPICAL WEEKLY REPORT

الرصد محطات احدى NO2 في

MONTHLY REPORTS

MAY 2014 - APRIL 2015

24 HR MOVING AVERAGE – ALL STATIONS

PM10 HOURLY AVERAGE- ALL STATIONS

PM10 CONCENTRATION IN RELATION TO WIND DIRECTION

AT KHG – REFERENCE STATION MAY 2014 – APRIL 2015

PM10 CONCENTRATION IN RELATION TO WIND DIRECTIONZARQA – INDUSTRIAL AREA MAY 2014 – APRIL 2015