Assessment of Air quality Index of Visakhapatnam urban area Andhrapradesh

Author(s): Boni Anil Kumar, B Vinay Sagar, B Prasanna Kumar

Publication #: IJIRCT1201091

Date of Publication: 31.01.2016

Country: India

Pages: 434-436

Published In: Volume 1 Issue 4 January-2016

Abstract

The impact of air pollution on living beings as well as on the environment surrounding them is being increasing every day. The potentiality of air pollution can be calculated using air quality index(AQI). This present study illustrated the trends of air pollutants like PM, RSPM, SOX and Nox in 5 different locations of the bowl city and there by calculating the air quality index of five areas in Visakhapatnam city for a period of five years between 2010 to 2014. The results revealed that the quality of air varied from being good to unhealthy

Keywords: Air quality, Air Pollution index (AQI),urban air pollution,Visakhapatnam

Download/View Paper's PDF

Download/View Count: 506

Share this Article