Analysis Methods for Measurement of Air

Pollution

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Sampling Of Gaseous Pollutants

Sampling Flow Rate is required as per test
method(0.2 1.0 lpm)
Unfiltered air is bubbled through reagents , which
either react or dissolve the gas of interest.
Impingers can be arranged in series or parallel.
Individual flow control.
Flow adjustment by Rotameter.
Ice tray.
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Gaseous Sampling System

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Gaseous Sampling Impinger

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Monitoring of Gaseous Pollutants

Sampling Period

Sampling period are decided based on objectives.

Care is required in deciding sampling period it should be for duration of available

standard.
Sl. No.

Period

Rate of Sampling/lpm

1.

30 min

2.

1 hr.

3.

1-4 hr.

0.5

4.

8 hrs.

0.2

5.

8-24 hrs.

0.1-0.2

Deciding Sampling Reagent

10-30ml is reasonable volume need to be decided based on detection limit of pollutant,
expected ambient concentration and flow rate decided by duration of sampling.

Criteria for valid samples

Accept sample if it has run for 75% of decided sampling duration otherwise reject the
sample.

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Wet Chemical Method for Measurement of Gaseous Pollutants

(Ambient Air)
PARAMETER

ANALYTICAL METHOD

Sulphur Dioxide

T.C. M Method or Modified Wet & Gaeke Method.

Nitrogen Dioxide

(i) Sodium hydroxide-sodium Arsenite Method or

Modified Jacob Hoceisers Method.
(ii) Saltzman Griess Method

Ozone

(i) Neutral KI Method

(ii) Alkaline KI Method

Hydrogen Sulphide

Alkaline CdSO4 Method

Chloride

Methyl Orange Method

Ammonia -

Indophenol blue Method

Fluoride

Sodium hydroxide absorption Method Ion Selective

Electrode or SPADNS analysis.

Phenol

4-Amino antipyrene Method

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Methods for Analysis of Gaseous Pollutants in Ambient and Source

S. No.
1.

Pollutant

BIS No. Method

CPCB

EPA No.

SO2 Ambient

5182-Part-II

As BIS

704

Emission Regulation Part-III,

Isopropanol Method

Source

2.

NOx Ambient

5182-Part-II Jacob Hochheiser Method

Emission Regulation Part-III, Jacob

Hochheiser modified method

Source

7 Phenol disalphonic
Acid Colorimetric

3.

O3 Ambient &
Source

5182 Part (ix)

4.

HCI,HBr,HI,HF
Ambient & Source

Specific Electrod Method

26

5.

F2
Ambient & Source

11225-Part-V

Emission Regulation Part-III, APHA

Method Selective Ion Electrod
Emission Regulation Part-III EPA
Method Selective Ion Electrod

SPADNS-Zirconium lead indicator

ENV-Method

6.

CI2
Ambient & Source

5182-Part-XIX Methyl Orange

NaOH titrated with standard Hypo

ENV Method

7.

NH3
Ambient & Source

11225-Part-VI
Nessler Reagent

8.

H2S
Ambient & Source

5182- Part III Methylene Blue Method

9.

Mercaptons
Ambient & Source

From Handbook of Air Pollution

10.

CO
Ambient & Source

5182-Part-X I2O5 Method Indicator Tube

Method NDIR Method Gas Chromatography

11.

Pb
Ambient & Source

ISO 9855-1993(E)

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