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The presence of sediment pollution resulting from industrial activity, road traffic
and lack of greening.
The sustainable operation of this network requires periodic monitoring either of
the management of the data bank or of the maintenance of the various components.
This last point emphasizes the availability of consumable materials essential to its
sustainability [9]. Figure 12.2 shows the air quality in Annaba and its agglomeration.
12.5 Health Impact of Pollution in Annaba
According to the study conducted by the program of Technical Assistance of the
Mediterranean Environment (METAP), the degradation of environment in Algeria
costing $ 1.7 billion per year, or 3.6% of GDP. Furthermore, national report on the
state of environment shown that 30% of consultations are for respiratory diseases, 40% of infant mortality (children under 1 year) is caused by respiratory diseases and 600000 asthmatics suffer permanently [10].
Considering the serious nature of the air pollution in Annaba, a health survey of
the wilaya of Annaba was conducted by the Department of Epidemiology and
Preventive Medicine of the University Hospital of Annaba (investigation four passages on a sample of 1000 households representing 6404 individuals). The results of
the acute illness and chronic disease obtained after this survey were compared to
those of the national survey. This comparison allowed to highlight the specific morbidity as described in Table 12.3.
12.6 Correlation Between Particulate Matter Concentrations
and the Number of Asthma Crisis
Table 12.4 shows that the number of asthma varies from one municipality to another.
It depends directly on the level of PM, where we recorded 360 cases of asthma crisis
in 2006 at Annaba city, which corresponds to the PM content of 76.45 mg / m
3
. This
number has increased to 4197 at El Hadjar. Wheras in 2009, the number of asthma
Fig. 12.2 Air quality of
Annaba and its
agglomeration
12 Environmental Impacts of Air Pollution on Human Health in Annaba Region…
The presence of sediment pollution resulting from industrial activity, road traffic
and lack of greening.
The sustainable operation of this network requires periodic monitoring either of
the management of the data bank or of the maintenance of the various components.
This last point emphasizes the availability of consumable materials essential to its
sustainability [9]. Figure 12.2 shows the air quality in Annaba and its agglomeration.
12.5 Health Impact of Pollution in Annaba
According to the study conducted by the program of Technical Assistance of the
Mediterranean Environment (METAP), the degradation of environment in Algeria
costing $ 1.7 billion per year, or 3.6% of GDP. Furthermore, national report on the
state of environment shown that 30% of consultations are for respiratory diseases, 40% of infant mortality (children under 1 year) is caused by respiratory diseases and 600000 asthmatics suffer permanently [10].
Considering the serious nature of the air pollution in Annaba, a health survey of
the wilaya of Annaba was conducted by the Department of Epidemiology and
Preventive Medicine of the University Hospital of Annaba (investigation four passages on a sample of 1000 households representing 6404 individuals). The results of
the acute illness and chronic disease obtained after this survey were compared to
those of the national survey. This comparison allowed to highlight the specific morbidity as described in Table 12.3.
12.6 Correlation Between Particulate Matter Concentrations
and the Number of Asthma Crisis
Table 12.4 shows that the number of asthma varies from one municipality to another.
It depends directly on the level of PM, where we recorded 360 cases of asthma crisis
in 2006 at Annaba city, which corresponds to the PM content of 76.45 mg / m
3
. This
number has increased to 4197 at El Hadjar. Wheras in 2009, the number of asthma
Fig. 12.2 Air quality of
Annaba and its
agglomeration
12 Environmental Impacts of Air Pollution on Human Health in Annaba Region…