http://www.iaeme.com/IJARET/index.asp 14 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET) Volume 6, Issue 9, Sep 2015, pp. 14-25, Article ID: IJARET_06_09_003 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJARET/issues.asp?JType=IJARET&VType=6&IType=9 ISSN Print: 0976-6480 and ISSN Online: 0976-6499 © IAEME Publication ___________________________________________________________________________ AIR POLLUTION IN PORTS AND ITS EFFECT ON CARGO OPERATION (ALEX HARBOUR AS CASE OF STUDY) Tamer Elgohary Civil Engineering Dept., Canadian international college, New Cairo, Egypt Moussa S. El-Bisy Civil Engineering Dept., Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt ABSTRACT Harbor labor health and their efforts rate is one of the major factors that affect on cargo operation and its development plans, Labors health can be affected by many factors such as oxygen lake in surrounding atmosphere due to air pollution which cause many health problems such as respiratory system diseases and the weakness of their mutation system. All the previous lead us to the conclusion that we should control these factors before establishing any harbor development plans by investigating the surrounding atmosphere and establishing assessment technique and monitoring system to avoid its serious negative effects. This research aimed to find the relation between sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and suspended particulate matter existing in air and Alex harbor labors efforts rate in order to find the exact recommendations for avoiding such problem and to construct reliable monitoring system for it. Key words: Air Pollution, Ports, Cargo Operation, Alex Harbor, Dekhila Port. Cite this Article: Tamer Elgohary and Moussa S. El-Bisy. Air Pollution In Ports and Its Effect On Cargo Operation (Alex Harbour As Case of Study). International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology, 6(9), 2015, pp. 14-25. http://www.iaeme.com/IJARET/issues.asp?JType=IJARET&VType=6&IType=9 1. INTRODUCTION The dry air of Egypt and the prevailing inactive winds almost the year increase the air pollution due the lake of precipitation occurrence. Also the surrounding desert which contribute almost 90% of Egypt surface area increase the air content of dust. The increasing of development plans, industrial projects and road vehicles leads to the increasing of air pollution due to the different gases emissions, Air pollution affect