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    This document outlines the national ambient air quality standards for various pollutants in India. It provides the time-weighted concentration limits for sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, suspended particulate matter, respirable particulate matter, lead, ammonia, and carbon monoxide. It specifies the methods used to measure concentrations of these pollutants and notes that measurements should be taken twice weekly and meet standards 98% of the time to be considered in compliance. Exceedances of standards on two consecutive days can trigger more regular monitoring and investigation.

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    This document outlines the national ambient air quality standards for various pollutants in India. It provides the time-weighted concentration limits for sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, suspended particulate matter, respirable particulate matter, lead, ammonia, and carbon monoxide. It specifies the methods used to measure concentrations of these pollutants and notes that measurements should be taken twice weekly and meet standards 98% of the time to be considered in compliance. Exceedances of standards on two consecutive days can trigger more regular monitoring and investigation.

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    This document outlines the national ambient air quality standards for various pollutants in India. It provides the time-weighted concentration limits for sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, suspended particulate matter, respirable particulate matter, lead, ammonia, and carbon monoxide. It specifies the methods used to measure concentrations of these pollutants and notes that measurements should be taken twice weekly and meet standards 98% of the time to be considered in compliance. Exceedances of standards on two consecutive days can trigger more regular monitoring and investigation.

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    NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

    Pollutants Time- Concentration in ambient air Method of measurement


    weighted
    average
    Pollutants Time- Concentration in
    weighted ambient air
    average
    Sulphur Dioxide Annual 80 µg/m3 60 µg/m3 15 µg/m3 - Improved West and
    (SO2) Average* Geake Method -
    24 hours** Ultraviolet Fluorescence
    120 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 30 µg/m3
    Oxides of Annual 80 µg/m3 60 µg/m3 15 µg/m3 - Jacob & Hochheiser
    Nitrogen as Average* Modified (Na-Arsenite)
    (NO2) Method
    24 hours** 120 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 30 µg/m3 - Gas Phase
    Chemiluminescence
    Suspended Annual 360 µg/m3 140 µg/m3 70 µg/m3 - High Volume Sampling,
    Particulate Average* (Average flow rate not less
    Matter (SPM) than 1.1 m3/minute).
    24 hours** 500 µg/m3 200 µg/m3 100 µg/m3
    Respirable-SPM Annual 120 µg/m3 60 µg/m3 50 µg/m3 - Respirable particulate
    (size less than Average* matter sampler
    10 microns) 150 µg/m3 100 µg/m3 75 µg/m3
    24 hours**
    Lead (Pb) Annual 1.0 µg/m3 0.75 µg/m3 0.50 µg/m3 - ASS Method after
    24 hours** Average* sampling using EPM 2000
    or equivalent Filter paper
    1.5 µg/m3 1.00 µg/m3 0.75 µg/m3 .
    Ammonia1 Annual 0.1 mg/ m3 0.1 mg/ m3 0.1 mg/m3 .
    Average*
    24 hours** 0.4 mg/ m3 0.4 mg/m3 0.4 mg/m3 .
    Carbon 8 hours** 5.0 mg/m3 2.0 mg/m3 1.0 mg/ m3 - Non Dispersive Infra Red
    Monoxide (CO) (NDIR)
    1 hour 10.0 mg/m3 4.0 mg/m3 2.0 mg/m3 Spectroscopy
    * Annual Arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year taken twice a week 24 hourly
    at uniform interval.
    ** 24 hourly/8 hourly values should be met 98% of the time in a year. However, 2% of the time, it
    may exceed but not on two consecutive days.
    NOTE:
    National Ambient Air Quality Standard: The levels of air quality with an adequate margin of safety, to protect the
    public health,, vegetation and property.
    Whenever and wherever two consecutive values exceeds the limit specified above for the respective category, it
    would be considered adequate reason to institute regular/continuous monitoring and further investigations.
    The standards for H2S and CS2 have been notified seperately vide GSR No. 7, dated December 22, 1998 under Rayon
    Industry - for details please see Sl. No. 65 of this document.
    [S.O. 384(E), Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, dated April 11, 1994 ]
    [EPA Notification: GSR 176 (E), April 02, 1996]
    1. Included vide Notification SO. 955 (E), Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 dated October 14, 1998)

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