An Analysis of Seasonal Variation of Different Ambient Air Quality Parameters and Indexing in an Industrial Cluster of Odisha

Abstract

Air pollution is a mixture of natural and man-made substances in the air we breathe. The presence of different pollutants and hazardous gaseous chemicals that cause dangerous health problems. Various ambient air quality parameters such as PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NO2 were studied from September 2016 to May 2017, covering three seasons such as post monsoon, winter and pre-monsoon at four locations. Standard methods as per CPCB were used to carry out the study. The present research shows a brief idea of the atmospheric condition of the study area where maximum PM10 concentrations were recorded in the winter season at SS-1 i.e. 115.8 μg / m3, PM2.5 in the pre-monsoon at SS-1 i.e. 46.9 μg / m3, SO2 in the winter at SS-1 i.e. 5.1 μg / m3, NO2 in the winter at SS-1 i.e. 51.4 μg / m3. It was also revealed that, except for the PM10 parameters, all other parameters were well within the prescribed standards. The current study may give others a basic idea for further research in the field of air quality monitoring and the reduction of air pollution.