Estimation of the Concentration of Some Elements in Regular and Irregular Garages and Health Affects in the City of Hilla

Abstract

The garages are one of the important places in the city, which people may frequent frequently, and because the studies on them are few, we tried to shed light on the polluting elements that cause a threat to the lives of people in that area. Samples were taken from the air by an air extraction device, then samples were taken to the laboratory for analysis by x-ray flouresnse (XRF). The results showed a temporal and spatial variation, as these elements recorded mostly high concentrations in the summer compared to the rest of the other seasons. This results may due to several reasons, including the burning of fuel used for cars, high temperatures and drought, in addition to wind speed. All of these factors contributed to the concentration of pollutants in the study area