A Nested Monte Carlo Simulation Model for Enhancing Dynamic Air Pollution Risk Assessment

Mustafa Hamid Hassan - Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Al-Muthanna, Iraq
Salama A. Mostafa - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja 86400, Johor, Malaysia
Zirawani Baharum - Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Seri Alam, 81750 Johor, Malaysia
Aida Mustapha - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Zainuri Saringat - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja 86400, Johor, Malaysia
Rita Afyenni - Politeknik Negeri Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30630/joiv.6.4.1228

Abstract


The risk assessment of air pollution is an essential matter in the area of air quality computing. It provides useful information supporting air quality (AQ) measurement and pollution control. The outcomes of the evaluation have societal and technical influences on people and decision-makers. The existing air pollution risk assessment employs different qualitative and quantitative methods. This study aims to develop an AQ-risk model based on the Nested Monte Carlo Simulation (NMCS) and concentrations of several air pollutant parameters for forecasting daily AQ in the atmosphere. The main idea of NMCS lies in two main parts, which are the Outer and Inner parts. The Outer part interacts with the data sources and extracts a proper sampling from vast data. It then generates a scenario based on the data samples. On the other hand, the Inner part handles the assessment of the processed risk from each scenario and estimates future risk. The AQ-risk model is tested and evaluated using real data sources representing crucial pollution. The data is collected from an Italian city over a period of one year. The performance of the proposed model is evaluated based on statistical indices, coefficient of determination (R2), and mean square error (MSE). R2 measures the prediction ability in the testing stage for both parameters, resulting in 0.9462 and 0.9073 prediction accuracy. Meanwhile, MSE produced average results of 9.7 and 10.3, denoting that the AQ-risk model provides a considerably high prediction accuracy.

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Air pollution; dynamic risk; Monte Carlo simulation; nested Monte Carlo Simulation.

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