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| Guidelines
for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring |
| Foreword
Under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) initiated National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring programme
in the year 1984 and the network of monitoring stations has been extended throughout
the country. This report outlines the guidelines for carrying out ambient air
quality monitoring including selection of monitoring stations, number and distribution
of monitoring stations, selection of pollutants, measurement methods, sampling
duration and frequency etc. The guidelines have been prepared on the basis of
experience gained over the years in ambient air quality monitoring.
The
report also describes quality assurance and quality control requirements in ambient
air quality monitoring. The Ring Test facility developed in CPCB is explained
in the report. | |
| We hope, the
guidelines will be useful to all concerned with air quality monitoring and management.
|
(Dilip Biswas)
Chairman,
CPCB | |
