Particulate and Gases Pollution Control During Idling Condition of Vehicles at Traffic Intersections: A Case Study for Nagpur City
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Navneet Kumar, Air Pollution Control Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
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Rajendra Prasad Poluru, Air Pollution Control Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
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Padma S. Rao, Air Pollution Control Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
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Mayuri Shrirang, Air Pollution Control Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
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Ashish P. Patil, Air Pollution Control Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
Traffic intersections are major contributors for built-up of emissions of air pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx from automobiles. The study has been carried out for Nagpur, third largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Emissions of PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx quantified for one month, and control studies from motor vehicles during idling condition at a traffic signal were carried out at three foremost traffic signals of the city. The selected traffic intersections are Law College Square, Medical Square, and Shankar Nagar square. In this study selected parameters Air Metrics measured PM10 PM2.5 SO2 and NOx and followed by titrimetric gaseous impinger system and control of the same assessed by bench scale air pollution control (BAPC) system. Reduction percentages from the BAPC system were obtained as 57.68 & 47.65 for PM10 and PM2.5 respectively whereas for SO2, 70.55 and for NOx, 54.53 obtained.
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