Assessment of PM10 concentration in air at some prominent places of Akola (M.S.), India

Authors

  • Sawarkar AS Department of Zoology, Shri R. L. T. College of Science, Akola, M.S., India 
  • Dofekar PS Department of Zoology, Shri R. L. T. College of Science, Akola, M.S., India 

Keywords:

Air pollution, PM10 concentration, Air Quality Index (AQI)

Abstract

Air plays the vital role in our survival. Clean air is the foremost requirement to sustain healthy lives of humankind and those of the supporting ecosystems which in return affect the human wellbeing. Air quality monitoring at some prominent places of Akola city was performed in three slots during morning, afternoon and evening hours. Along with PM10 concentration, the atmospheric temperature and humidity were also recorded at each sampling station. In Akola city, PM10 concentration was found satisfactory i.e. in the range of 51-100. This PM10 concentration may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people and children. The time factor plays an important role in the air pollution level. At every location, it was observed that, PM10 concentration is more during afternoon and evening as compared to morning hours. 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Bera B, Bhattacharjee S, Sengupta N and Saha S (2022) Variation and dispersal of PM10 and PM2.5 during COVID-19 lockdown over Kolkata metropolitan city, India investigated through HYSPLIT model. Geoscience Frontiers, 13- 101291.

Cheng Y-H, Chang H-P and Hsieh C-J (2011) Short-term exposure to PM10, PM2.5, ultrafine particles and CO2 for passengers at an intercity bus terminal. Atmospheric Environment, 45(12): 2034–2042.

Elsharkawy M (2013) Assessment of Ambient Air Quality Level at Different Areas inside Dammam University, Case Study JKAU: Met., Env. & Arid Land Agric. Sci., 24(2): 193-206. DOI: 10.4197/Met. 24-2.10

Issever H, Disci R, Hapcioglu B, Vatansever S, Karan M, Akkaya V and Erk O (2005) The Effect of Air Pollution and Meteorological Parameters in Istanbul on Hospital Admissions for Acute Coronary Syndrome. Indoor Built Environ., 14(2):157-164.

Kassomenos P, Karakitsios S and Papaloukas C (2006) Estimation of daily traffic emissions in a South-European urban agglomeration during a workday. Evaluation of several “what if” scenarios. Science of the Total Environment, 370: 480-490.

Manisalidis I, Stavropoulou E, Stavropoulos A and Bezirtzoglou E (2020) Environmental and Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Review. Front. Public Health, 8:14. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00014

Matic B, Rakic U, Jovanovic V, Dejanovic S and Djonovic N (2017) Key factors determining indoor air PM10 concentrations in naturally ventilated primary schools in Belgrade, Serbia. Zdr Varst., 56(4): 227-235.

Ogrin M (2007) Air pollution due to road traffic in Ljubljana. Dela, 27:199-214.

Patil RM, Dinde HT and Powar SK (2020) A Literature Review on Prediction of Air Quality Index and Forecasting Ambient Air Pollutants using Machine Learning Algorithms. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 5(8):1148-1152.

Sharma PD (2017) Air pollution and status of Air quality in India. Ecology and Environment, Rastogi Publications, Meerut. 254-320.

World Health Organization (WHO) (‎2022)‎ Air Quality Database 2022: WHO https://www.drishtiias.com/printpdf/air-quality-database-2022-who

Downloads

Published

2023-07-31

How to Cite

Sawarkar AS, & Dofekar PS. (2023). Assessment of PM10 concentration in air at some prominent places of Akola (M.S.), India. International Journal of Life Sciences, 1–5. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/799

Issue

Environmental Pollution

Section

Research Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Authors

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If the material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/