duction Air pollutioninIndiais quite a serious issu

he major sources being fuelwood and biomass burni

dulteration, vehicle emission and traffic congestion.
tumn and winter months, large scale crop residue
ng in agriculture fields a low cost alternative to
anical tilling is a major source of smoke, smog and
ulate pollution.[2][3][4]India has a low per capita
ions ofgreenhouse gasesbut the country as a whol
hird largest after China and the United States.[5]A 20
on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30%
lung function compared to Europeans.[6]
ir (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Actwas pass
81 to regulate air pollution and there have been som
urable improvements. However, the 2016
onmental Performance Indexranked India 141 out of
[7]
Airlets our living planet breatheit's the mixture of gases that fills the atmosphere,
giving life to the plants and animals that make Earth such a vibrant place. Broadly
speaking, air is almost entirely made up of two gases (78 percent nitrogen and 21
percent oxygen), with a few other gases (such as carbon dioxide and argon) present
in absolutely minute quantities. We can breathe ordinary air all day long with no ill
effects, so let's use that simple fact to define air pollution, something like this:
Air pollution is a gas (or a liquid or solid dispersed through ordinary air) released in a
big enough quantity to harm the health of people or other animals, kill plants or stop
them growing properly, damage or disrupt some other aspect of the environment
(such as making buildings crumble), or cause some other kind of nuisance (reduced
visibility, perhaps, or an unpleasant odor).
As withwater pollutionandland contamination, it's the quantity (orconcentration) of
a chemical in the air that makes the difference between "harmless" and "pollution."
Carbon dioxide (CO2
 important Detergentsand household cleaners,aerosol sprays, shoe
polish, hair wax,paints, andgluesare just a few of the everyday
chemicals that can release air pollution into your home.
If you have a gas or oil-fired boiler or a coal- or wood- fired stove and it's
not properly ventilated, it will generate dangerous and toxic (but
colorless and odorless)carbon monoxidegas.
Surprisingly, even the water that pipes into our homes can be a source
ofairpollution. Every time you heat water (on a stove, in a kettle, in a
shower, or even when you're steam ironing clothes), you can evaporate
VOC chemicals trapped inside and release them into the air.
Even your shiny newshower curtaincould be releasing VOCs if it's made
from a type of plastic called PVC.
Maybe your building hasair conditioning? Chances are, the air it blows
through has already circulated through other rooms in the same building
or even other people's offices or apartments.
Perhaps your building is located somewhere near a source of natural
radioactivity soradon gasis slowly accumulating inside?
Aim & Objectives
The studys aim is to examine the interaction of pollutant mixtures and
weather on health and health inequalities, now and in the context of future
air quality and climate policies, through epidemiological studies based on
the development, testing and application of multi-pollutant data that are
disaggregated in time and space.
The specific objectives are:
To produce UK distributions of surface air pollutants (ozone, nitrogen
dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, size- and species-resolved
particulate matter), for the period 2000-2010 (and under future emission
and climate scenarios), at hourly resolution on a 5 x 5 km grid or smaller,
with the well-tested WRF (Weather Research and Forecast) and EMEP4UK
chemistry transport models.
To extend data available on the performance of the WRF and EMEP4UK
models for epidemiological studies by comparison of model results with
data from fixed site monitoring stations and from new denser
measurements concentrated around selected monitors.
To combine these outdoor exposures data (pollutant mixes, temperatures)
with validated open-source models of the indoor environment (Energy Plus,
CONTAMW) to allow integrated spatial modelling of environmental exposure
and the indoor environment.
To link selected national postcoded/geo-referenced health data sets
(mortality, hospital admissions, Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project)
with these spatially resolved daily data in (1) to (3) to examine
Importance of Air Pollution Control
3/5/2012 10:47:03 AM | by Anonymous

Modernization paved the way for new technologies. Innovation on transportation, lifestyle and almost
everything around us is occurring every day. However, it is our environment who is suffering from the
comfort technology has brought us. Cars, factories and automobiles release hazardous gas causing air
pollution that needs to be controlled.
Because of the increase in demand of goods, the supply from manufacturing companies has to catch u
New factories are built so we can achieve self-sufficiency. These factories have become the major sour
of outdoor air pollution in urban areas and have been regulated to do air pollution control. The air
coming from the factories contains substances known as air pollutants harmful to humans and the
environment. Pollutants can be classified into two: primary and secondary. Primary pollutants are thos
emitted directly through the process. Examples of which are the ashes from a volcanic eruption, carbo
monoxide gas released by a motor vehicle and the sulfur dioxide coming from factories. Secondary ar
pollutants emitted indirectly. They are formed when primary react or interact in the air.
There are primary pollutants produced by human activity. Sulfur oxide is produced largely through coa
burning. It comes in volcanoes and in various industrial processes. Carbon monoxide is an odorless,
colorless but very poisonous gas. It is created by incomplete combustion of fuel such as natural gas, c
or wood. Nitrogen oxide is emitted directly by automotives. It is considered as one of the most promin
air pollutants. Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs are highly reactive organic compounds. It is
categorized into methane and non-methane. Methane contributes to global warming. Other hydrocarb
VOCs are significant greenhouse for their ability in creating ozone and in prolonging the life of methan
the atmosphere. Particulate matters are ash, dust and salt particles that when breathed in can cause
health hazards such as heart disease and lung cancer. Secondary pollutants include sulfuric acid H2SO
that can cause respiratory problems and nitrogen oxide that gives air a brownish coloration.
Air pollution coming from factories and automobiles is something we can not set aside. Every business
must have an air pollution control to prevent them from deteriorating what is left to our world.
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Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals,
particulate matter, or biological materials that
cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living
organisms, or cause damage to the natural
environment, into the atmosphere.

Air monitoring provides raw measurements of air

pollutant concentrations and with appropriate
analysis and interpretation, these measurements
can be transformed into useful information about
air quality.
The air pollutants for which sampling and
analytical techniques discussed are SO2, NOx, O3,
CO, SPM, and RSPM. In addition, methods for
meteorological parameters such as wind speed,
direction, temperature, solar radiation and relative