Air Quality Index (AQI)

London's ozone level cleared just before Olympic start

During the week leading up to the Olympic Games, London experienced its worst ozone episode for six years.

Publication Date:

06/08/2012

Tags:

United Kingdom (UK), London, Games, Air Pollution, Ozone, Europe, Vehicular Pollution, WHO, Air Quality Index (AQI), France, Belgium, Netherlands

Air Pollution

Many fruit trees unable to withstand pollution

Contrary to popular belief that trees fight pollution, several species of plants including cashew, tamarind, guava, mango, custard apple, gulmohar, banyan, sapota and jackfruit, are falling prey to

Publication Date:

19/12/2011

Source: Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Cashew Nut, Tamarind, Guava, Mango, Jackfruit, Industrial Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Environment, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Beijing air pollution 'hazardous': US embassy

Air pollution in Beijing reached 'hazardous' levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as thick smog blanketed the city for the third day running, forcing the closure of highways and cancellation of f

Publication Date:

01/11/2011

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

China, Thermal Power Plants, Health Effects, Vehicular Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Environment, Air Quality Standards, Air Quality Index (AQI), Pollution, United States Of America (US), Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Estimation of composite air quality index for Lucknow

This paper mainly deals with the measurement of air quality by observing the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere namely suspended particulate matter, NOx and SO2 at five different selected locations in Lucknow city. The locations for the study have been chosen on the basis of land use pattern. Each pollutant has been observed by 12 hours from 8:00 to 20:00 hours. According to air quality scale, the air quality status has been measured at each location and zone. From the study it is found that the residential zone has highest air quality index in comparison to other zones.

Publication Date:

01/12/2010

Author(s): Ankita Shukla, Rajeev Kumar Mishra, M. Parida

Source: Institute of Town Planners, India Journal

Vol:

7

Issue:

4

pp:

45-56

Tags:

Air Quality Index (AQI), Urban Air Quality, Lucknow (T), Air Quality Standards, SPM, RSPM (PM 10), Ozone, PM 2.5, Air Quality and Health

Air Pollution

Air quality assessment, emissions inventory and source apportionment studies for Kanpur city

Pollution control strategies for attainment of particulate standards must be able to provide convincing evidence that the relative importance of emission sources is understood and that the control programmes proposed are cost-effective and can be adopted by the community with confidence.

Publication Date:

01/11/2010

Author(s): Mukesh Sharma

Source: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Tags:

Air Quality Monitoring, Emissions Inventory, Kanpur (T), India, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Index (AQI), Air Quality and Health

Air Pollution

Ambient air quality status in Choudwar area of Cuttack district

There are several methods to communicate the use of different environmental quality parameters. This research communication discusses the use of Air Quality Index (AQI) describing air pollution in Choudwar area. AQI is computed for ten air quality sampling stations in the Choudwar area within the radius 10 kms from the core zone.

Publication Date:

01/07/2010

Author(s): Pradyusa Samantray, Pradeepta K. Bhuyan, Swoyam P Rout

Source: International Journal of Environmental Sciences

Vol:

1

Issue:

3

pp:

343

Tags:

Air Quality Standards, Air Pollution, Calcutta (D), Air Quality Index (AQI), RSPM (PM 10), SPM, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Industrial Pollution, Vehicular Pollution

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Air Pollution and Mobility

28 Sep 2010

Air Pollution in the Month of October is Getting Worse - is Delhi Ready?

Comments

For the city of Delhi, an air quality index methodology was proposed and applied for six criteria pollutants - PM10, PM2.5, CO, NOx, SO2, and Ozone and analyzed for trends in the past three years of data. The AQI is reported on a scale of 0 to 500 and subdivided into six colored bins for easy understanding of the common person and the media.