Assessment of air quality around the thermal power plant area, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
2024
Manik, Vivek Surendra | Gudadhe, Swapnil Kisanrao
Air is the critical main constituent of life on the earth due to respiration phenomenon. Chandrapur city is well known for mining activity and industrial area. Thermal power plant, mining activities, factories and so many industries are established in Chandrapur district. Present study examines the ambient air quality around the thermal power plant for compliance parameters viz; Particulate Matter less than 10 microns and 2.5 microns size (i.e., PM10 and PM2.5), as well as gaseous pollutants like Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX), Ozone (O3), Ammonia (NH3), specific contaminant pollutants involving Hydrocarbons (HCs) and Carbon Monoxide (CO), and heavy metals such as Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), and Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) at different areas around Thermal Power Plant, Chandrapur, Maharashtra (India). The National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 2009 was compared to the resultant situations. The results showed that although the levels of toxins and other pollutants near the thermal power plant were designed to be below permissible limits, they are nonetheless at alarmingly high levels from a health perspective.
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