TY - GEN
T1 - Assessment of Urban Air Quality for Jodhpur City by the Air Quality Index (AQI) and Exceedance Factor (EF)
AU - Kuldeep, null
AU - Sisodiya, Sohil
AU - Mathur, Anil K.
AU - Verma, Puneet
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the funding opportunities provided by the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-3) under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, required to carry out this study at the University Departments, Rajasthan Technical University Kota (Rajasthan).
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Reduction in air quality in urban areas is a concern due to increased emissions from vehicles, and commercial and industrial activities. The high concentration of air pollutants can cause various adverse health effects. This study aims to characterize urban air pollution levels by measuring NO2, SO2, and PM10 in Jodhpur city, the Sun City of Rajasthan (India). Air quality index (AQI) and exceedance factors are also calculated to determine the current air quality status and relate possible health impacts associated with air pollutants’ existing levels. Raw data is collected̄ from 10 air quality monitoring stations situated in the critical city’s areas, namely DIC Office, Housing Board, Kudi Woman Police Station, Maha Mandir, RIICO Office Basni Industrial Area, Sangariya Police Sub-station, Shastri Nagar Police Station, Sojati Gate, Soorsagar Police Station, and Collectorate Office for the study period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. Seasonal and annual variations in the levels of concentration of the three criteria pollutants have been studied along with AQI. The annual average concentrations of gaseous pollutants (SO2 and NO2) were 6.76 and 24.82 μg/m3, respectively. The concentration of NO2 and SO2 was well under the NAAQS prescribed limits defined by India’s CPCB. PM10 was revealed as the primary pollutant with an annual average concentration of 219.67 μg/m3. The concentration of PM10 was violating the NAAQS in all seasons, making it responsible for the bad air quality of the Jodhpur city during the observation period. The monthly and seasonal data analysis indicates significant variations in the concentration level of all selected parameters for the study. The computed AQI reveals a gradually increasing trend with a range of 71.00–430.0, signifying the prevalence of moderate to heavy pollution levels. Comparing the exceedance factors (EFs) divulges that suspended and respirable particulate matters are the most significant polluting agents, causing maximum deterioration in the ambient air quality. Thus, it can be concluded from the study that significant air pollution in Jodhpur city was due to particulate matters.
AB - Reduction in air quality in urban areas is a concern due to increased emissions from vehicles, and commercial and industrial activities. The high concentration of air pollutants can cause various adverse health effects. This study aims to characterize urban air pollution levels by measuring NO2, SO2, and PM10 in Jodhpur city, the Sun City of Rajasthan (India). Air quality index (AQI) and exceedance factors are also calculated to determine the current air quality status and relate possible health impacts associated with air pollutants’ existing levels. Raw data is collected̄ from 10 air quality monitoring stations situated in the critical city’s areas, namely DIC Office, Housing Board, Kudi Woman Police Station, Maha Mandir, RIICO Office Basni Industrial Area, Sangariya Police Sub-station, Shastri Nagar Police Station, Sojati Gate, Soorsagar Police Station, and Collectorate Office for the study period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. Seasonal and annual variations in the levels of concentration of the three criteria pollutants have been studied along with AQI. The annual average concentrations of gaseous pollutants (SO2 and NO2) were 6.76 and 24.82 μg/m3, respectively. The concentration of NO2 and SO2 was well under the NAAQS prescribed limits defined by India’s CPCB. PM10 was revealed as the primary pollutant with an annual average concentration of 219.67 μg/m3. The concentration of PM10 was violating the NAAQS in all seasons, making it responsible for the bad air quality of the Jodhpur city during the observation period. The monthly and seasonal data analysis indicates significant variations in the concentration level of all selected parameters for the study. The computed AQI reveals a gradually increasing trend with a range of 71.00–430.0, signifying the prevalence of moderate to heavy pollution levels. Comparing the exceedance factors (EFs) divulges that suspended and respirable particulate matters are the most significant polluting agents, causing maximum deterioration in the ambient air quality. Thus, it can be concluded from the study that significant air pollution in Jodhpur city was due to particulate matters.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Air quality
KW - Air quality index
KW - Exceedance factor
KW - NAAQS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121724715&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-16-5371-1_51
DO - 10.1007/978-981-16-5371-1_51
M3 - Conference paper
AN - SCOPUS:85121724715
SN - 9789811653704
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 585
EP - 596
BT - Advancement in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, Vol. 1 - Select Proceedings of ICAMME 2021
A2 - Verma, Puneet
A2 - Samuel, Olusegun D.
A2 - Verma, Tikendra Nath
A2 - Dwivedi, Gaurav
PB - Springer
CY - Singapore
T2 - International Conference on Advancement in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, ICAMME 2021
Y2 - 18 February 2021 through 20 February 2021
ER -
