Urban Air Quality of Million Populated Cities of India

Author(s):

Anoop Kumar Verma , REC Ambedkar Nagar; Nitin Kumar Shukla, REC Ambedkar Nagar; Amit Kumar Rai, REC Ambedkar Nagar

Keywords:

Urban Air Quality, Mortality, Multi Pollutant Index

Abstract:

Like many countries central pollution control board (CPCB) conducted evaluation of air pollution in many cities against National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) on the basis of which we can understand the quality of India as there exceedances’ gives the idea of level of pollution. Online monitoring station gives the opportunity to understand the level of air pollution in particular area daily or yearly basis. That facilitate to calculate health risk assessment in that areas. The potential for adverse health effects is substantial. According to a detailed analysis of most of the criteria pollutants in Delhi, except for SO2, all criteria pollutants exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) applicable in USA (V. P. Aneja et al. 2001). As we know that carbon dioxide (SO2), oxide of nitrogen (NOX), particulate matter (PM10), mainly affects the human health so study is being focus on the diseases caused by these pollutants.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV5I4014
Published in	:	Volume : 5, Issue : 4
Publication Date	:	01/11/2018
Page(s)	:	69-77

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