APPLYING FIXED BOX MODEL TO PREDICT THE CONCENTRATIONS OF (PM10) IN A PART OF AL-KUT CITY, WASIT PROVINCE (IRAQ)

This paper offers the applying of Fixed Box Model to predict the concentration of particulate matter of 10 micrometers (PM10) one of the air pollutants that most commonly affects people's health. The input parameters (area source capacity of PM10, wind speed, mixing height, size of area source) were estimated based on the area source emission inventory results including: road source, mobile source, construction source, industry source and household domestic source in a part of AL-Kut District. This emission inventory project was carried out during five months period from November 2015 to March 2016. The aim of this study was to present that fixed box model east-to-use for evaluating the presence of air pollution over AL-Kut city.The calculated results from the model were such closer to the results founded by using portable equipment for the study area.