Particulate Air Pollutions

Particulate Air Pollutants
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Particulate Air Pollutants
Summary
This project proposal will cover the design of air monitoring networks for measuring particulate air pollutants in the study area. The pollutants of concern are CO, O3, SO2, NO2, lead, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, and suspended particulate matter of 10 micrometers and below. Relevant averaging periods range from ten minutes to one month. The overall aim of this project is not simply to gather data on particulate air pollutant levels but also to provide actionable data to policy-makers and planners. It is hoped that the project findings will allow them to make informed choices on managing and enhancing the air quality of the study area. The site selection for the air quality measurement stations will be based on the ability to ensure the generalizability of collected data and the reliability of monitoring approaches for particulate air pollutants in all zones.
All measurement sites will be situated in areas where air quality level measurements are characteristic of the mean exposure of the general human population, vegetation, and natural ecosystems in the study area. The chosen areas will include urban areas, suburban areas, industrial areas, and traffic areas. A background station will also measure the particulate air pollutants from the integrated pollution sources. These locations will provide a comprehensive inventory of the existing air pollution levels in the study area. The active (semi-automatic) sampling method will measure the level of particulate air pollutants in ambient air. This method was chosen for its low cost and relatively high-performance level compared to other methods like passive sampling, photochemical and optical sensor systems, remote optical/long path monitoring, and automatic point monitoring, which are either less effective or more costly.
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Introduction
The research project aims to measure population exposure to various particulate air pollutants in ambient air and provide the data required by policy-makers and planners of the study area to make knowledgeable actions on how to manage and limit air pollution. Air assessment studies provide the critical scientific foundation to policy-makers for coming up with policies and strategies to limit air pollution, the necessary framework for setting air quality objectives, evaluating adherence to established targets, and developing enforcement strategies (Manisalidis et al., 2020). The project will aim to meet the essential requirements of air quality measurement, including assessment accuracy and precision, spatial generalizability and coverage, adaptability to metrology guidelines, regional comparability and congruence, completeness of data capture, and uniformity from site to site and over the study period. The researcher will aim to ensure that: the measurements of particulate air pollutants are accurate, credible, and precise; the results are comparable and steady from site to site and over time; collected data is characteristic of ambient conditions; assessment results are analogous and traceable, and that data capture across air quality measurement stations ...