ESTIMATION OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS IN RAIGARH AREA
Journal Title: Asian J of Pharm Sci & Tech - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
ABSTRACT An investigation was undertaken to study the pollution levels in the villages surrounded by Raigarh town. The Presence of number of power plants & various industries in Raigarh district gave a support for the existence of Environmental problem in this area. Many industrial emissions from existing Thermal power plants, coal & Bauxite mines were being continuously released in to the atmosphere. This paper presents ambient air quality of Raigarh surrounding villages. Four different villages (Pathadi, Saragbundiya, Sandel and Kuddal) were selected for the study and compared. The parameters studied were Particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides and Ammonia. The results were compared with National Ambient air Quality Standards-NAAQS-2009,(Environment(Protection)seventh amendment rules - 2009), A Gazette notification released by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. From overall analysis, it was observed that the concentration of all the above parameters is within the prescribed limit of Central Pollution control Board. Key words: Nitrogen Oxides, Ambient air, Sulphur Dioxide, Particulate matter, atmosphere.
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*Manish Upadhyay and Usha Jaiswal
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