AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA
YEAR - 2004

Annual Average Concentration in µg/m3 of Air Pollutants in Pondicherry under NAMP

Table 1: Summary of SO2 levels in Pondicherry during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average
(µg/m3)

Std.
deviation

n

Air Quality

1

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

PIPDIC Industrial Estate

I

24

6

97

L

DSTE Office

R

21

3

93

L

Chamber of Commerce

R

22

4

92

L

Table 2: Summary of NO2 levels in Pondicherry during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average
(µg/m3)

Std.
deviation

n

Air Quality

1

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

PIPDIC Industrial Estate

I

21

3

97

L

DSTE Office

R

16

2

93

L

Chamber of Commerce

R

16

3

92

L

Table 3: Summary of RSPM levels in Pondicherry during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average
(µg/m3)

Std.
deviation

n

Air Quality

1

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

PIPDIC Industrial Estate

I

67

15

96

M

DSTE Office

R

54

11

83

M

Chamber of Commerce

R

35

8

93

M

Table 4: Summary of SPM levels in Pondicherry during 2004.

S.No.

STATE/UT

CITY

LOCATION

Type of Area

Average
(m g/m3)

Std.
deviation

n

Air Quality

1

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

PIPDIC Industrial Estate

I

91

16

96

L

DSTE Office

R

78

15

95

M

Chamber of Commerce

R

59

10

93

L

 

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