The station to record levels of various harmful gases
A real time Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Station (CAAQMS) will come in the city soon. The Andhra Pradesh
Pollution Control Board (APPCB) will set up the station on the premises
of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) Guest House on Bandar Road.
The real time CAAQMS will generate a comprehensive real time data, which helps in analysing the pollution levels.
The
PCB is contemplating arranging a digital display board to inform the
people about the pollution in the city. The people can have real-time
data if PCB plans are successful.
The station, being
set up with Central Pollution Control Board assistance, will record the
levels of various harmful gases, including carbon monoxide, sulphur
dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, benzene, toluene and xylene, on an hourly
basis. Meteorological parameters like wind speed, wind direction,
temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation are subjects of study
at the station, according to PCB officials.
The PCB,
hitherto, has been monitoring the ambient air quality at three
locations at Benz Circle, Police control Room (PCR) and Autonagar
Industrial area. The CAAQM is an advanced system to asses the pollution
in the city. The CAAQM station is one of the six proposed in the State.
Other places to get this facility are Hyderabad (2), Visakhapatnam (2)
and Tirumala (1).
The PCB has set up a real-time
noise pollution monitoring system near All India Radio Station on Bandar
road in the city to assess the noise levels (sound pollution).
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/pcb-to-set-up-station-for-real-time-data-on-pollution/article4663075.ece
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