Prediction of Long Term Health impacts at Sensitive Areas by Air Quality Monitoring at Jaipur City India

摘要

Prediction of Long Term Health Impacts at Sensitive Areas by Air Quality Monitoring at Jaipur City India Charu Jhamaria Sr. Assistant Professor and Additional Head Department of Environmental Science The IIS University Jaipur India Background Much of the population of India lives in areas where the concentration of air pollution reaches levels that adversely affect health. For this purpose, air quality monitoring was conducted near sensitive areas i.e. three major hospitals of Jaipur city. Aims of the study The major aim of the study was to evaluate the major air quality parameters at the major hospitals of the city namely SMS Hospital, T.B. Hospital and Janana hospital and predict the impact on human health due to the poor air quality. Methods The study was conducted for four seasons(Summer, Pre moonson, post moonson and winter season) to monitor four air quality parameters, Suspended particulate matter(SPM),Respirable suspended particulate matter(RSPM),Sulphur Dioxide(SO2) and Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2) using high Volume Sampler(Envirotech APM 460 BL) with gaseous attachment) Envirotech APM 461). Results The results for all the parameters at all the study sites were alarming. The average levels of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and Respirable suspended particulate matter(RSPM) was highest during the winter season at SMS hospital with a value 563 μg/m3and 332 μg/m3respectively as compared to the permissible limits of 100 μg/m3 for SPM and 75 μg/m3 for RSPM. Similarly values for SO2 and NO2 were also high at SMS hospital during the winter season which ranged between 157 μg/m3 and 176 μg/m3 respectively as compared to the permissible limits of 30 μg/rn3. given by CPCB for sensitive areas. Conclusion The results of all the parameters show high levels of the air pollutants which are a major concern as they are responsible for various respiratory and cardiovascular diseases along with other adverse effect on human health.