Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Basavaraj S Beldal, Santosh Desai, Vishwanath and Harish M

Abstract:
The main goal of PM monitoring is to provide air quality data to local, state, and national regulatory programs for determining whether an area has attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (standards), as many pollutants travel long distances into areas far from the emission sources and also affect human health and damage ecosystems. The goal of the current study is to quantify the concentration of air pollutants such Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) in Kalaburagi. Ten sampling sites in total were chosen, and monitoring was carried out for eight hours. According to the findings of the air quality monitoring, the quantities of pollutants varied depending on the density of mobile and stationary air pollution sources and by meteorological factors. Particulate pollutants concentrations exceeded the permissible standards of New Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in some locations.