A Master's thesis at the College of Education for Humanities, University of Basra, investigated the impact of climatic characteristics on air pollutant concentrations in the oil fields north of Basra and its repercussions on the health of workers there.
The thesis, submitted by student Zahraa Ahmed Matar Al-Nassiri, aimed to analyze the prevailing climatic characteristics in the oil fields north of Basra (solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, and dust phenomena); measure air pollutant concentrations at work sites within the oil fields during 2024 and compare them with the previous five years; study the relationship between climatic changes and the accumulation of air pollutants in the oil fields north of Basra; assess the health effects on workers resulting from exposure to air pollutants; and study the relationship between air pollutants and diseases affecting workers. The thesis included a study of the climatic characteristics of Basra Governorate for the period from 2013–2014 to 2023–2024, encompassing solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and... Trends (relative humidity, rainfall, dust phenomena) and concentrations of air pollutants in the oil fields located north of Basra, where the highest and lowest concentrations of each gas were taken and then compared to the previous five years
