Abstract
Clean air is the basic requirement of living organism, but due to unplanned growth, industrial developments and vehicular boom the air has become polluted. This paper presents the air quality data interpretation and air quality index of 4 industrial locations of Lucknow city in the month of February 2021. Pollutants of major health concern include particulate matter and gaseous pollutants sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide which can cause serious health issues to human beings. In this study prime air pollutants PM10, PM2.5, CO, SO2, NO2 and O3 were calculated at 4 locations of Lucknow city. The concentrations of PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 andO3 were 135.65-230.6, 84.27-138.14, 9.3-18.6, 30.4-40.38, 18.1-36.37 (µg/m3) respectively and CO ranged from 0.0-1.42 (mg/m3). The mathematical calculations and laboratory testing are based on USEPA. PM10 and PM2.5 at all station were higher than the CPCB recommendations while SO2, NO2, O3 and CO was within the permissible limits. The AQI ranged from 182 to 308 which are categorised as moderate to very poor as per IND-AQI standards. Health impacts in these categories are breathing discomfort to sensitive people as well as to people with lungs, asthma and heart diseases.
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