Measurements of air pollution associated with oil fires in Kuwait by a Japanese research team

Abstract During the period 28 April 5 May 1991 a Japanese research team monitored the air pollution in Kuwait caused by oil-well fires. Monitoring was conducted at nine sites using lightweight samplers. A major monitoring site was located at Ahmadi near the fires. High levels of total airborne particulate matter, soot, organic carbon. SO 4 2 , and Cl + were detected, but the levels of SO 2 , NO 2 , CO and benzo( a )pyrene were rather low.