Air Quality Index Of Bhopal City
Keywords:
Gaseous Pollutants, Pb, Air Quality Index, Ambient Air Pollution, PM10, PM2.5Abstract
This study was carried out between 2017 and 2018 to evaluate the Ambient Air Quality Index of the city of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India. In all, 18 locations in the city of Bhopal were chosen for ambient air quality monitoring of seven pollutants, including lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and the following: PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, and NH3. The study found that, while PM10 and PM2.5 levels were consistently found to be higher than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2009 at all monitoring locations, average concentrations of gaseous pollutants, such as NOx, SO2, O3, and NH3, were found to be well within standard limits at all chosen locations. In the city of Bhopal, the Air Quality Index ranged from excellent (63.90–96.38) at two locations to bad (202.26–218.05) at two locations. During the research period, the overall ambient Air Quality Index of the city of Bhopal was found to be moderate.
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