Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Estimation of Composite Air Quality Index For Katra Town (J&K)

Anita Sharma, Anil K. Raina

Abstract :

The present study aims at assessing the ambient air quality status of Katra town (one of the important town of Jammu from economic as well as religious point of view). Data collected for a period ranging from July 2010 to June 2011 has been computed to find out Air Quality Index (AQI) on a five rating scale in quantifying air pollution based on measuring parameters such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (PM10) and Total Suspended Particulate Matter TSPM, at selected locations of residential areas, commercial areas and traffic crossings. According to air quality scale, the air quality status has been measured at each site. From the study it has been found that the traffic crossings has highest air quality index followed by commercial areas whereas residential areas have the lowest air quality index values.

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

Cite This Article:

Anita Sharma, Anil K. Raina Estimation of Composite Air Quality Index For Katra Town (J&K) International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 7 July 2014

Number of Downloads : 1806

References :