Assessment of ambient air quality of Lucknow city during pre-monsoon, 2012
The study was carried out during the months of March-May, 2012 to see the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine Particulates (PM2.5), Sulphur dioxide(SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and Trace metals- Iron (Fe ), Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Manganese (Mn) and Cobalt (Co) and noise level at 9 representative locations, categorized as residential (four), commercial (four) and industrial (one) areas in Lucknow city.