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Monitoring Air Pollution
Environmental Science · Chapter 7 · Section A - 3. Monitoring Pollution
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- Primary and secondary pollutants; importance of ambient air quality monitoring (gaseous and particulate)
- Carbon credits and carbon trading
- Vehicular pollution: causes and control - emission standards, CNG programme, inspection and maintenance, phasing out old vehicles, public transport
- Monitoring the atmosphere: source and ambient monitoring; criteria, types and number of stations; sampling frequency and considerations
- Sampling techniques: manual (passive samplers, high-volume samplers, bubblers) and instrumental (NDIR, chemiluminescence)
- Air quality standards: NAAQM/NAMP and its objectives; functions of the CPCB and SPCBs; national standards and WHO guidelines