Forecasting of Air Pollution Potential For A Selected Region In Malaysia

  Romina Hayati,  Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman,  Brahim Si Ali

Air pollution issues remain as the ongoing area of concern for posing considerable danger to health throughout the world (WHO, 2005). For this reason, air pollution related issues and prevention approaches is an essential area of study more than ever in developing countries like Malaysia. Experimental air pollution potential forecasting study in Klang Valley-Malaysia during January to December 2009 is described and analysed. In this study, the effect of wind speed, rainfall, temperature and stability factor of the lower level of atmosphere on potential of air pollution are evaluated in which Joukoff and Malet (1982) model is used as an initial model. The above meteorological factors first are used to calculate meteorological air pollution potential (MPI). After that, MPIs vs meteorological factors are evaluated utilizing time analysis and linear regression. The results discourage the use of foresaid meteorological factor except for temperature for forecasting of air pollution potential in Malaysia and regions with the same climate characteristics. Finally, a model for forecasting air pollution potential considering temperature as the most effective factor for the application in Malaysia is developed.

Keywords- Air Pollution, Air Pollution potential, Forecasting, Meteorological factors, Time series analysis

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1403085
Page Number(s) - 3338-3358
Pubished in - Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Sept 2014
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Romina Hayati,  Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman,  Brahim Si Ali,   "Forecasting of Air Pollution Potential For A Selected Region In Malaysia", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.2, Issue 3, pp.3338-3358, Sept 2014, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1403085.pdf