ASSESSMENT OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER (SPM) LEVEL IN THE HOUSEHOLDS OF OLD JAMMU CITY, J&K

摘要

The paper deals with assessment of indoor SPM levels in various households located in different areas of old Jammu city. Within each household indoor SPM in bedrooms, drawing rooms and kitchens was evaluated. From the above study, it can be concluded that kitchens of the study area have higher values of SPM (715.65 ± 233.71 μg/m~3) followed by drawing rooms (612.79 ± 213.20 μg/m~3) and bedrooms (608.59 ± 219.15 μg/m~3). The overall average of the ambient indoor SPM level in the studied households is 645.68 ± 221.78 μg/m~3.