Impacts of Socioeconomic Development on Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Human Comfort in the State of Kuwait

IF 1.9 4区 地球科学 Q2 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS pure and applied geophysics Pub Date : 2024-05-30 DOI:10.1007/s00024-024-03506-z
Hasan Aldashti, Zaher AlAbadla, Mohamad Magdy Abdel Wahab, Mohamed F. Yassin
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The relationship between particulate matter and economic growth, as well as the relationship between economic growth and Greenhouse Gas emissions, has been the topic of considerable investigations over the past two decades. Kuwait has a hot, dry, and desert climate that makes the outside air affected by natural and other unnatural factors. Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) samples were monthly collected for a 41-years (from 1980 to 2021) over the state of Kuwait. This study presents a detailed investigation of possible correlation and regression analysis between PM2.5 mass column concentration and socioeconomic factors, and they are as follows: GDP per Capita (GDPP), Greenhouse Gas emissions, and population density during the same period. The correlation between per Capita GDP and PM2.5 concentration is statistically positive and supported at the highest level of significance. The Greenhouse Gas emissions and population density proportion exhibit significant positive effects, demonstrating that these two factors strongly affect PM2.5 pollution. The results of the regression analysis for Kuwait shows a significant positive relationship between GDP per Capita and PM2.5, all of which remained significant at the 1% level. The consequence of the increase in per Capita GDP, according to the results reported in the study, should be an increase in the level of PM2.5 column density and vice versa. A significant positive correlation with a value of 0.8805 was found between Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) in extremely hot years and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Human activities lead to an environmental imbalance, and this will certainly affect future generations, so what is required to do is to feel a moral responsibility towards the environment around us.

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科威特国社会经济发展对细颗粒物(PM2.5)和人体舒适度的影响
颗粒物与经济增长之间的关系,以及经济增长与温室气体排放之间的关系,一直是过去二十年来大量调查的主题。科威特气候炎热、干燥,属于沙漠气候,外部空气受到自然和其他非自然因素的影响。细颗粒物(PM2.5)样本是在 41 年内(1980 年至 2021 年)每月在科威特国收集的。本研究详细调查了 PM2.5 质量柱浓度与社会经济因素之间可能存在的相关性和回归分析,这些因素如下:同期的人均国内生产总值(GDPP)、温室气体排放量和人口密度。人均 GDP 与 PM2.5 浓度之间的相关性在统计上呈正相关,并在最高显著性水平上得到支持。温室气体排放量和人口密度比例呈现显著的正效应,表明这两个因素对 PM2.5 污染有很大影响。科威特的回归分析结果表明,人均 GDP 与 PM2.5 之间存在显著的正相关关系,且均在 1%的水平上保持显著。根据研究报告的结果,人均国内生产总值增加的结果应该是 PM2.5 柱密度水平的增加,反之亦然。研究发现,在极端炎热的年份,生理当量温度(PET)与国内生产总值(GDP)之间存在明显的正相关关系,相关值为 0.8805。人类活动导致环境失衡,这必将影响子孙后代,因此我们需要做的是对我们周围的环境负起道义上的责任。
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pure and applied geophysics
pure and applied geophysics 地学-地球化学与地球物理
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9.8 months
期刊介绍: pure and applied geophysics (pageoph), a continuation of the journal "Geofisica pura e applicata", publishes original scientific contributions in the fields of solid Earth, atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Regular and special issues feature thought-provoking reports on active areas of current research and state-of-the-art surveys. Long running journal, founded in 1939 as Geofisica pura e applicata Publishes peer-reviewed original scientific contributions and state-of-the-art surveys in solid earth and atmospheric sciences Features thought-provoking reports on active areas of current research and is a major source for publications on tsunami research Coverage extends to research topics in oceanic sciences See Instructions for Authors on the right hand side.
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