Urban air-quality assessment and source apportionment studies for Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

• Published in: Theoretical and applied climatology Vol. 112; no. 1-2; pp. 243 - 251
• Main Authors: Mahapatra, Parth Sarathi, Ray, Sanak, Das, Namrata, Mohanty, Ayusman, Ramulu, T. S., Das, Trupti, Chaudhury, G. Roy, Das, S. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.04.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Air pollution; Airborne particulates; Applied sciences; Apportionment; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Atmospheric Sciences; Climatology; Cobalt; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Meteorology; Original Paper; Particles and aerosols; Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution; Pollution; Surface active agents; Urban areas; Waste Water Technology; Water; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Bhubaneswar India; ISW, India; Crustal Source; Suspended Particulate Matter; Total Suspended Particulate Matter; Biomass Burning; Alkaline Component; Air quality; Urban area; Ion composition; Atmospheric dust; Coastal zone; Source localization; Seasonal variation; Pollution source; Aerosols; Geogenic factor; Air pollution; Chemical composition; Anthropogenic factor
• ISSN: 0177-798X; 1434-4483
• DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0732-9

Acid- and water-soluble component of suspended particulate matter was studied from January 2009 to December 2009 at Bhubaneshwar, an urban coastal location of eastern India, by high-volume sampler, environmental dust monitor using GRIMM®, and scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. The water-soluble components accounted for 30–45 % of the total suspended particulate matter, and the major elements were observed to be ammonium and nitrate as the cationic and anionic species, respectively. The acid-soluble component like copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and lead accounted for 5–15 % of the total particulate matter concentration. The composition of particulate matter shows a clear seasonal variation in relation to wind speed, wind direction, and trajectories of the air mass movement. The GRIMM spectrometer analysis shows higher concentration of fine particulate matter. Source apportionment and enrichment factor analysis indicated that except sodium and chloride, all other elements have emerged from different sources such as crustal as well as anthropogenic.