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Air Quality Assessment During Festivities in Shimla City, India
The short-term impact of Diwali festival on ambient air quality was evaluated in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India) by observing trends of ambient concentrations of air pollutants—particulate matter (dia less than 10µ-PM10) and oxides of nitrogen (NO2) measured at two urban sites for the year 2016. Concentrations of all the measured pollutants started increasing on the day prior to the festival of Diwali, peaked on festival day, and then dropped on the following day. Concentration of air pollutants during the festival time was also compared with the normal day concentration to assess the impact of emissions generated from pyrotechnic display as well as the increased economic activity. PM10 concentrations exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), reaching 107.22 µg/m3 at Monitoring Site II while, were within prescribed limits at the Monitoring Site I. However, concentrations of PM10, when compared with the WHO guidelines (50 µg/m3), were found to show almost 2 times rise in concentrations. At the same time, concentrations of NO2 were found to be in accordance with the prescribed standards. Air Quality Index as adopted by CPCB was also used to evaluate the change in city’s ambient during the celebratory period which showed that overall quality of air over the city varied between “satisfactory” to “moderate”. In summation, this paper presents an overview of the impact of increased anthropogenic activities during festival period on the air quality of the city which could affect the health the people living in the city.
Air Quality Assessment During Festivities in Shimla City, India
The short-term impact of Diwali festival on ambient air quality was evaluated in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India) by observing trends of ambient concentrations of air pollutants—particulate matter (dia less than 10µ-PM10) and oxides of nitrogen (NO2) measured at two urban sites for the year 2016. Concentrations of all the measured pollutants started increasing on the day prior to the festival of Diwali, peaked on festival day, and then dropped on the following day. Concentration of air pollutants during the festival time was also compared with the normal day concentration to assess the impact of emissions generated from pyrotechnic display as well as the increased economic activity. PM10 concentrations exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), reaching 107.22 µg/m3 at Monitoring Site II while, were within prescribed limits at the Monitoring Site I. However, concentrations of PM10, when compared with the WHO guidelines (50 µg/m3), were found to show almost 2 times rise in concentrations. At the same time, concentrations of NO2 were found to be in accordance with the prescribed standards. Air Quality Index as adopted by CPCB was also used to evaluate the change in city’s ambient during the celebratory period which showed that overall quality of air over the city varied between “satisfactory” to “moderate”. In summation, this paper presents an overview of the impact of increased anthropogenic activities during festival period on the air quality of the city which could affect the health the people living in the city.
Air Quality Assessment During Festivities in Shimla City, India
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Hau, Kong Kian (Herausgeber:in) / Gupta, Ashok Kumar (Herausgeber:in) / Chaudhary, Sandeep (Herausgeber:in) / Gupta, Tanmay (Herausgeber:in) / Ganguly, Rajiv (Autor:in) / Sharma, Divyansh (Autor:in) / Gupta, Tanmay (Autor:in)
Recent Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction Management ; Kapitel: 71 ; 883-894
28.09.2022
12 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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