A Comparative Study for Assessing the Air Quality Status for Industrial Areas

Author(s):

Rohit Kumar Gupta , Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur ; Pawan Kumar Singh, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur ; Vijay Kumar Mishra, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology ,Gorakhpur ; Punya Prateek Chauhan, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology,Gorakhpur

Keywords:

Ambient Air Quality, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index, AQI Methods, SO2, NO2, RSPM

Abstract:

With an increased pace of industrialization especially in developing countries, environmental problems have also increased. At the same time, with growing population and economic development, there has been a rapid rise in air pollution sources. Due to this, a number of pollutants are released in the ambient air deteriorating its quality. The health effects caused by air pollution may include difficulty in breathing, wheezing, coughing and aggravation of existing respiratory and cardiac conditions. The project investigates the concentration of the pollutants sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen Dioxides (NO2), particulate matter (PM10) generated from various sources of industries over the ambient air quality of the GIDA (Gorakhpur) and Talkatora (Lucknow). The major pollutants as suggested by the Central pollution control board (CPCB) in an industrial area are sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter (PM10).The concentration of Air Quality Index (AQI) of these gases in the ambient air is studied by the methods – (a) Oak Ridge National Air Quality Index (ORNAQI) (b) Arithmetic Mean Method (c) Geometric Mean Method (d) Break Point Concentration. The results will show the concentration of AQI of the above cited gaseous and suspended solid pollutants and will be compared with the permissible concentrations as per the standards given by CPCB for an industrial area and major precautions can be taken to reduce the concentration level of these pollutants.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I10294
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 10
Publication Date	:	01/05/2016
Page(s)	:	949-953

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