Open AccessStatistical Analysis of SO2 and NO2 with Respect to Meteorological Parameters (Gwalior, India)
Author(s) -
Mehraj ud din Bhat,
Anish Chandra Pandey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of analytical and environmental chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2221-5255
pISSN - 1996-918X
DOI - 10.21743/pjaec/2021.12.07
Subject(s) - relative humidity , nitrogen dioxide , environmental science , wind speed , sulfur dioxide , sampling (signal processing) , humidity , pollutant , air pollution , atmospheric sciences , air pollutants , meteorology , chemistry , geography , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , filter (signal processing) , geology , computer science , computer vision
The present study is carried out in Gwalior to know the level of pollutants viz sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). In this study, both NO2 and SO2 were collected during different seasons, and estimation was done using chemical methods. The methods used for the determination of SO2 and NO2 in the ambient air of Gwalior was (Modified West and Geake method) and (Modified Jacob and Hochheisier). The SO2 from the air stream was absorbed in a sodium tetramer curate solution. NO2 was collected by bubbling air through a sodium hydroxide solution to form a stable solution of sodium nitrate. Meteorological parameters like temperature, relative humidity were recorded by thermometers and hygrometry during the sampling. Rainfall data was taken from Indian Meteorological Department, New Delhi, for four sampling years. The statistical analysis was carried out between the level of pollutants SO2 and NO2 measured and meteorological parameters recorded during the sampling. This study observed that pollutants were very high in winter and summer compared to monsoon and post-monsoon periods due to the heavy transport movement and favourable meteorological conditions like temperature, humidity, rainfall, and wind speed and directions.