Lucknow: Increasing human and commercial activities after the second Covid-19 wave leads to fine particulates, PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants, in the city of the city this year after last season compared to last year.
Track the level of pollution in your city, the concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 is monitored in various locations and is found above the limit specified at 60 micrograms and 100 micrograms set by the Central Polution Control Agency.
Chowk has the most polluted air with the concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 Superfine recorded at the highest among nine main areas – four housing and commercial and one industry.
This was revealed in the survey report ‘air quality assessment around Lucknow City, post-monsoon 2021,’ was carried out by the Institute of CSIR-India toxicology poison, which was released on the Annual Day of the Institute on Monday.
“Increase in vehicle loads, ongoing construction, garbage and burning plant residue, and temperature decline has taken air casualties.
The level of air pollution witnessed a greater increase after the rainy season this year,” said the head of scientist G C Kysku, who led the survey.
Among the housing area, the concentration of PM2.5 was the highest in Gomtinagar an average of 82.8, followed by Aliganj (76.2), Vikasnagar (75.3) and Indiranagar (63.4).
In the commercial area, Chowk recorded the concentration of PM2.5 of 97.8 micrograms – the highest among all categories – followed by Charbagh (86.2), Alambagh (68) and Aminabad (63.4).
Last year, the PM2.5 post-monsoon concentration was in the range of 49.5 to 90.6 micrograms, while this year ranged from 25.7 to a maximum of 199.4 micrograms.
Meanwhile, the highest concentration of PM10 in residential areas was recorded in Vikasnagar (140.9), followed by Aliganj (131.6), Indiranagar (123.6), and Gomtinagar (115).
Among the commercial areas, the highest in Chowk (217.8) was attended by Aminabad (195.7), Alambagh (163.3) and Charbagh (159.4).
Last year, the concentration of PM10 during this period ranged from 91.4 to 130 micrograms, while this year he drifted between 67.5 and a maximum of 313.5 micrograms.
“Scientific evidence shows that long-term and short exposure to fine particle material can cause early death, endanger the cardiovascular system, increase hospital receipts and emergency department visits for heart attacks and strokes,” Kysku said.