Study of Air Pollution level in Coimbatore 2018-2019
Keywords:
CAAQMS - Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System. TNPCB - Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board PM - Particulate matters EMI - Electromagnetic Interference Air Pollution, PM, PM10, PM2.5, Air Quality Forecast, Air Quality Index, Human HealthAbstract
Coimbatore, notorious for its air pollution due to various manufacturing industries, is all set to get a first-of-its-kind
air monitoring system soon. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), which is the nodal agency, plans to
set up the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) in the Coimbatore SIDCO branch office,
Kurichi, at a cost of Rs.2crore. Air monitoring stations at Gandhi Park, District Collectors office and SIDCO estate.
As the ammonia and dust levels in SIDCO Industrial estate have been exceeding permissible levels, the pollution
mangers felt the need to install a CAAQMS here. “The 24-hour-real time monitoring system would check for excess
levels of carcinogenic chemicals including dioxides of Nitrogen and Sulphur. It would also monitor the PM 2.5 and
PM 10 levels, which are highly hazardous to public health,” said a senior official of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control
Board. The following study reports gives a detail report on study of air pollution level in Coimbatore during the year
2018-2019.
