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Air Quality

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Particulate Matter Not Reported
(PM )
2.5

Particulate Matter 38.00 µg/m 3
(PM )
10
Nitrogen Dioxide 0.02 µg/m 3
(NO )
2

Sulphur Dioxide (SO ) Not Reported
2

Ozone (O ) 64.00 µg/m
3
3

GHG Emissions
(eCO / capita) 1.23 tonnes
2

The region in which Bizerte sits is the most important aquaculture area in Tunisia. Consequently,
monitoring its air quality and measuring and reporting any key potential pollutant levels is important.
Large particulate matter (PM ) is higher than the 20 μg/m annual mean that the World Health
3
10
Organization (WHO) recommends as safe. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) were reported to be
1.23 tonnes eCO /capita, which is below the Arab World GHG emissions of 4.7 tonnes, and nitrogen
2
dioxide (NO ) levels are also low.
2
Optimizing air quality: It is recommended that Bizerte measures and reports small particulate
matter (PM ) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO ), in order to obtain a complete picture of air quality in the
2
2.5
city. Recommendations such as ITU-T Y.4207: ‘Requirements and capability framework of smart
environmental monitoring’ and ITU-T Y.4700/F.747.2: ‘Deployment guidelines for ubiquitous sensor
network applications and services for mitigating climate change’ can be of significant help in smart
sustainable cities’ efforts to monitor and mitigate air pollution.

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