| Annual
average Concentration in mg/m3
in Himachal Pradesh under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) Table
1: Summary of SO2 levels in various cities during 2004.
| S.no. |
State |
City |
Location |
Type of Area |
Average |
Std. Dev. |
n |
Air Quality | |
1 |
Himachal
Pradesh | Shimla |
Tekka Bench, The Ridge |
S |
BDL |
1 |
138 |
L | |
Bus Stand |
R |
6 |
2 |
123 |
L | |
Parwanoo |
AC Office Building, |
I |
BDL |
1 |
113 |
L | |
Regional Office |
R |
BDL |
1 |
127 |
L | |
Damtal |
Regional Office |
R |
4 |
1 |
133 |
L | |
Old Road |
R |
5 |
1 |
134 |
L | |
Paonta Sahib |
Industrial Area, Gondpur |
I |
BDL |
1 |
112 |
L | |
Paonta Sahib |
R |
BDL |
0.4 |
118 |
L | Table
2: Summary of NO2 levels in various cities during 2004.
| S.no. |
State |
City |
Location |
Type of Area |
Average |
Std. Dev. |
n |
Air Quality | |
1 |
Himachal
Pradesh | Shimla |
Tekka Bench, The Ridge |
S |
11 |
5 |
138 |
L | |
Bus Stand |
R |
19 |
6 |
123 |
L | |
Parwanoo |
AC Office Building |
I |
12 |
3 |
113 |
L | |
Regional Office |
R |
9 |
4 |
127 |
L | |
Damtal |
Regional Office |
R |
15 |
2 |
133 |
L | |
Old Road |
R |
18 |
3 |
135 |
L | |
Paonta Sahib |
Industrial Area, Gondpur |
I |
BDL |
4 |
112 |
L | |
Paonta Sahib |
R |
9 |
2 |
118 |
L | Table
3: Summary of RSPM levels in various cities during 2004.
| S.no. |
State |
City |
Location |
Type of Area |
Average |
Std. Dev. |
n |
Air Quality | |
1 |
Himachal
Pradesh | Shimla |
Tekka Bench, The Ridge |
S |
9 |
3 |
139 |
L | |
Bus Stand |
R |
14 |
6 |
127 |
L | |
Parwanoo |
Regional Office |
R |
74 |
41 |
133 |
H | Table
4: Summary of SPM levels in various cities during 2004.
| S.no. |
State |
City |
Location |
Type of Area |
Average |
Std. Dev. |
n |
Air Quality | |
1 |
Himachal
Pradesh | Shimla |
Tekka Bench, The Ridge |
S |
48 |
10 |
139 |
M | |
Bus Stand |
R |
64 |
12 |
127 |
L | |
Parwanoo |
AC Office Building |
I |
256 |
121 |
118 |
M | |
Regional Office |
R |
147 |
74 |
133 |
H | |
Damtal |
Regional Office |
R |
129 |
37 |
139 |
M | |
Old Road |
R |
214 |
47 |
140 |
C | |
Paonta Sahib |
Industrial Area, Gondpur |
I |
386 |
152 |
111 |
H | |
Paonta Sahib |
R |
276 |
129 |
119 |
C | 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) |
