Air Quality Impact Assessment. Cairo International Airport, Terminal 3 with new runway.

Abstract

The Environmental Impact Assessment for a new Cairo International Airport has been based on measurements and modelling of ground level concentrations due to emissions from road traffic and aircraft operations. The main air pollution problem in Cairo is suspended particulate matter originating from traffic, open air burning and naturalwind blown dust.

The results of model calculations of emissions and concentrations of NOX, CO, and HC (VOC) around the airporthave indicated that the contribution from the airport on a local and regional scale is small. Close to the roads and in the terminal areas, however, maximum concentrations of NO2 and CO may reach national and international limit values. The emissions from the airport activities alone will only in very limited areas and for some very specific peak hour cases approach adverse levels. Adding the contributions from other sources in the north-eastern Cairo area may lead to impacts that can influence on the population’s exposure and well being to give undesired effects.