AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA
YEAR - 2005


Ambient Air Quality of Chennai for January 2005

Location

Type of Area

Sulphur dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide

Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter

Suspended Particulate Matter

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Thiruvottiyur Municipal Office

I

9

2

8

12

4

8

60

42

8

188

66

8

Kathivakkam

I

27

6

8

31

5

8

62

23

8

92

31

8

Manali

I

32

7

10

31

7

10

108

31

10

204

39

10

Thiruvottiyur

I

25

1

5

19

3

5

86

51

5

120

50

5

Madras Medical College

R

8

3

8

11

4

8

48

27

8

154

44

8

NEERI CSIR Campus

R

4

3

8

5

1

8

39

30

8

134

104

8

Ambient Air Quality of Chennai for February 2005

Location

Type of Area

Sulphur dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide

Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter

Suspended Particulate Matter

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

N

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Kathivakkam

I

20

4

8

26

11

8

75

32

8

127

70

8

Manali

I

21

7

8

27

7

8

90

23

8

175

33

8

Thiruvottiyur

I

16

3

8

23

8

8

78

25

8

115

37

8


Ambient Air Quality of Chennai for March 2005

Location

Type of Area

Sulphur dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide

Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter

Suspended Particulate Matter

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Avg.

Std. Dev

n

Kathivakkam

I

16

4

10

38

6

10

85

14

10

136

32

10

Manali

I

15

4

9

36

5

9

91

23

9

188

21

9

Thiruvottiyur

I

17

1

8

37

9

8

73

11

8

113

26

8

Note:- I – Industrial Areas, R – Residential and Other Areas

Avg. – Average concentration in mg/m3, Std Dev. – standard deviation, n – number of days on which monitoring is carried out for 16 and more hours a day