National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

25 ambient air quality monitoring stations are in operation under National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) with 50 % financial assistance of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) towards operation and maintenance cost. Monitoring is carried out in 104 days and on 24 hours basis in a year as per the frequency stipulated by CPCB guidelines. The data obtained from these stations will be submitted to CPCB through online and feed into Environmental Data Bank (EDB).  The parameters to be monitored are;

  Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) or PM10
  Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)
  Sulphur Dioxide (So2)
  Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
  Ammonia (NH3)
  Lead (Pb)
  Nickel (Ni)
  Arsenic (As)
  Carbon Monoxide (CO)
  Benzene
  Benzo (a) Pyrene