AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA
YEAR - 2004

Annual Average Concentration of Air Pollutants (in mg/m3) in Maharashtra under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

Table 1: Summary of SO2 levels in various cities during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average

(mg/m3)

Std.

deviation

n

Air Quality

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Parel

I

6

2

101

L

Worli

R

8

7

104

L

Kalbadevi

R

6

2

104

L

Solapur

WIT Campus

I

18

1

102

L

Chitale Clinic

R

18

1

100

L

Thane

Balkum/Kolshet

I

9

3

108

L

Kopri

R

7

2

100

L

Naupada

R

8

3

101

L

Nagpur

MIDC Office

I

10

1

91

L

Hingna Road

I

4

3

74

L

Institution of Engineers

R

9

1

97

L

Govt.Polytechnic College

R

9

1

60

L

Nagpur Corporation Building, Maskasath

R

4

4

81

L

NEERI Lab., Nehru Marg

R

5

7

80

L

Pune

Bhosari

I

28

6

101

L

Swargate

R

30

6

102

M

Nalstop

R

31

7

101

M

Nashik

VIP Industrial Area

I

32

8

98

L

RTO Colony Tank

R

32

6

103

M

Nashik Municipal Council Building

R

35

7

97

M

Chandrapur

MIDC, Chandrapur

I

25

6

99

L

SRO, Bapat Nagar

R

16

5

84

L

Nagar Parishad

R

21

7

46

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Table 2: Summary of NO2 levels in various cities during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average

(mg/m3)

Std.

deviation

n

Air Quality

1.

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Parel

I

18

11

101

L

Worli

R

16

12

104

L

Kalbadevi

R

21

12

104

L

Solapur

WIT Campus

I

40

2

102

M

Chitale Clinic

R

41

2

100

M

Thane

Balkum/Kolshet

I

14

4

108

L

Kopri

R

11

3

100

L

Naupada

R

13

4

101

L

Nagpur

MIDC Office

I

22

9

91

L

Hingna Road

I

19

14

76

L

Institution of Engineers

R

20

9

97

L

Govt.Polytechnic College

R

23

10

60

L

Nagpur Corporation Building, Maskasath

R

17

14

81

L

NEERI Lab., Nehru Marg

R

25

22

79

L

Pune

Bhosari

I

35

7

101

L

Swargate

R

51

16

102

M

Nalstop

R

55

18

101

M

Nashik

VIP Industrial Area

I

26

6

98

L

RTO Colony Tank

R

28

5

103

L

Nashik Municipal Council Building

R

30

6

97

M

 

Chandrapur

MIDC, Chandrapur

I

35

5

99

L

SRO, Bapat Nagar

R

25

6

84

L

Nagar Parishad

R

33

5

46

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Table 3: Summary of RSPM levels in various cities during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average

(mg/m3)

Std.

deviation

n

Air Quality

1.

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Parel

I

80

53

101

M

Worli

R

82

44

104

H

Kalbadevi

R

71

44

104

H

Solapur

WIT Campus

I

140

15

102

H

Chitale Clinic

R

144

14

100

C

Thane

Balkum/Kolshet

I

49

1

108

L

Kopri

R

46

2

101

M

Naupada

R

46

2

101

M

Nagpur

MIDC Office

I

56

20

99

L

Hingna Road

I

118

59

77

M

Institution of Engineers

R

58

21

97

M

Govt.Polytechnic College

R

53

23

84

M

Nagpur Corporation Building, Maskasath

R

87

42

76

H

NEERI Lab., Nehru Marg

R

59

34

79

M

Pune

Bhosari

I

74

44

100

M

Swargate

R

140

75

102

C

Nalstop

R

134

80

103

C

Nashik

VIP Industrial Area

I

76

31

98

M

RTO Colony Tank

R

82

25

103

H

Nashik Municipal Council Building

R

83

30

99

H

 

Chandrapur

MIDC, Chandrapur

I

115

52

97

M

SRO, Bapat Nagar

R

73

28

83

H

Nagar Parishad

R

85

32

46

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Table 4: Summary of SPM levels in various cities during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average

(mg/m3)

Std.

deviation

n

Air Quality

1.

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Parel

I

237

111

101

M

Worli

R

247

98

104

C

Kalbadevi

R

256

111

104

C

Solapur

WIT Campus

I

356

33

102

M

Chitale Clinic

R

364

28

100

C

Nagpur

MIDC Office

I

207

44

99

M

Hingna Road

I

239

109

72

M

Institution of Engineers

R

211

44

97

C

Govt.Polytechnic College

R

195

50

84

H

Nagpur Corporation Building, Maskasath

R

264

110

75

C

NEERI Lab., Nehru Marg

R

150

71

82

H

Pune

Bhosari

I

149

75

100

L

Swargate

R

342

198

102

C

Nalstop

R

337

219

103

C

Nashik

VIP Industrial Area

I

177

40

98

L

RTO Colony Tank

R

192

43

103

H

Nashik Municipal Council Building

R

197

58

99

H

 

Chandrapur

MIDC, Chandrapur

I

265

111

97

M

SRO, Bapat Nagar

R

178

63

83

H

Nagar Parishad

R

212

65

46

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Note:- R – Residential and other areas, I – Industrial area, Std deviation – Standard deviation,
n – number of days monitored for 16 and more hours a day
L- Low, M- Moderate, H – High and
C – Critical levels of pollution based on exceedence factor (calculated for n ³50 days)

BDL = Below Detection Limit (Concentration less than 4 mg/m3 for SO2)
BDL = Below Detection Limit (Concentration less than 9 mg/m3 for NO2)