Assessment of Effect of Vehicular Emissions on Kanpur City Using Vulnerability Analysis

Varun Yadav; Rajiv Ganguly

doi:10.55084/grinrey/ERT/978-81-964105-0-6_3

Authors

Varun Yadav Department of Civil Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajiv Ganguly Department of Civil Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55084/grinrey/ERT/978-81-964105-0-6_3

Keywords:

Kanpur, NO2, PM10, Vehicular Emissions, Vulnerability Index

Abstract

Emerging economies have improved due to rapid urbanization and industrialization, often causing environmental issues. Air Pollution is one of the major environmental problems experienced due to this phenomenon. The problem is further compounded due to increase in number of vehicles leading to increase in air pollutants concentrations. This study examines the effects of vehicular emissions on urban air quality and public health focusing on the impacts of the air pollution. In particular, a vulnerable analysis (VA) has been presented for Kanpur city. The VA was conducted for the study period of five months for the year 2021 wherein the data was collected from eight sites in Kanpur City. The pollutants considered for the study was PM10, SO2 and NO2. It was observed from the study that the average concentrations of PM10 exceeded the NAAQS standards at all of the sites. However, the average concentrations SO2 were found to be well within the prescribed standards. The average concentrations of NO2 were exceeded at 5 of the 8 selected locations. The pollutant PM10 was primarily responsible for raising the vulnerability index of Kanpur city.