Pollution
The oil and gas industries are the main source of air pollution in the Middle East also followed by the power and transportation sectors, with the country having one of the highest per capita emission rates in the world. The many things that are causing pollution include blowouts, fugitive emissions,pits,vehicles, construction activity, and last tanks or vehicles. There are a variety of air contaminants are emitted throughout the oil and gas development process of pollution.
This pollution is a significant. There have been many attempts to minimize negative effects on the environment have increased demand for air pollution control equipment a Qatar-based analysis has concluded. But on the flip side there has also been a impressive increase in the number of projects in the cement, metal, desalination, petrochemicals, and lastly power sectors has fueled the need for more equipment in the Middle East.
The middle east air pollution control equipment market is likely to grow at a compound annual rate of 8.44 per cent until 2014. Across the Middle East and North African region, people have always contented with excessive heat, dust storms, shortage of rainfall and harsh geography. In this century, industrial development, climate change, and also the war has left a legacy of environmental impact and health problems. The water there is diverted, misused and polluted with hazardous wastes, sewage, agricultural waste and other chemicals.
The coastal zones are mismanaged and polluted with oil, threatening pristine coral reefs, mangroves, wild fowl, and also fishing areas. Unplanned urbanization, industrialization and migration of traditonally rural peoples and resettlement of political refugees and foreign workers strain city services and give rise to air pollution.
