The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has developed the Air Quality Management Program for Riyadh to identify and assess the sources contributing to air pollution, control and reduce pollution levels, and predict pollutant conditions and climatic events.
As part of the program, 17 monitoring stations have been established across different areas of the city, covering both urban and surrounding regions. These stations monitor 10 types of air pollutants, including sulfur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), ozone (O₃), methane (CH₄), lead (Pb), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). Additionally, they track climatic data such as wind speed and direction, temperature, rainfall levels, and more.
To enhance public access to air quality information, a web portal and mobile application have been developed to provide real-time air quality indicators and climate data. Furthermore, an interactive modeling system (mathematical simulation) has been designed to predict future air quality conditions and climatic events.
