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Comparative Assessment of Seasonal Variation in Size-Segregated Particulate Matters around Urban Drains

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23885
Asha Jamloki
Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida-201301, India; Environmental Laboratory, Eco-Care Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Dwarka, New Delhi-110045, India
Anuj Ranjan
Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida-201301, India
Abhishek Chauhan
Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Safety and Management, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida-201301, India
S.K. Tyagi
Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, Govt. of India, India
Tanu Jindal
Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida-201301, India ; Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Safety and Management, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida-201301, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Anuj Ranjan

aranjan@amity.edu

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 34 No. 10 (2022): Vol 34 Issue 10, 2022

Abstract

The rapidly growing urbanization has resulted in increased environmental pollution and degradation that has equally affected the quality of air and wastewater. Urban drains that carry wastewater from households and industries are also carrying loads of pollutants. The current study was conducted to compare the trend in the concentration of particulate matter (PM) in the air, across the seasons near the urban drains in Delhi, a metropolitan city. The air samples were taken from Najafgarh drain, which is the biggest drain of Delhi city and has a contribution of about 60% of the total wastewater released from Delhi city into river Yamuna. The Indian Standard method IS 5182 Part 24:2019 was used for PM2.5 & IS 5182 Part 23:2006 was used for PM10 monitoring and analysis. The results of the analysis showed that the variation in particulate matter (PM) is observed with changes in relative humidity and with seasonal changes. The variation in PM2.5 levels was seen in a range of 55.30-118.42 μg/m3 from June 2020 to February 2021 & in PM10 levels were seen in the range of 77.54-261.99 μg/m3 during June 2020 to February 2021 for location L1. The variation in PM2.5 levels was seen in a range of 23.84-76.94 μg/m3 from June 2020 to February 2021 & in PM10 levels were seen in the range of 42.06-149.48 μg/m3 during June 2020 to February 2021 for location L2. Few studies have shown that contaminants can enter into the fresh air from the municipal wastewaters and open drains.

Keywords

Urban drains PM10 PM2.5 Air pollution Impacts Air quality index
Jamloki, A., Ranjan, A., Chauhan, A., Tyagi, S., & Jindal, T. (2022). Comparative Assessment of Seasonal Variation in Size-Segregated Particulate Matters around Urban Drains. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 34(10), 2757–2762. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23885
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