Particulate and gaseous air pollutants exceed WHO guideline values and have the potential to damage human health in Faisalabad, Metropolitan, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: First-ever measurements of particulate matter (PM_2.5, PM₁₀, and TSP) along with gaseous pollutants (CO, NO₂, and SO₂) were performed from June 2019 to April 2020 in Faisalabad, Metropolitan, Pakistan, to assess their seasonal variations; Summer 2019, Autumn 2019, Winter 2019-2020, and Spring 2020. Pollutant measurements were carried out at 30 locations with a 3-km grid distance from the Sitara Chemical Industry in District Faisalabad to Bhianwala, Sargodha Road, Tehsil Lalian, District Chiniot. ArcGIS 10.8 was used to interpolate pollutant concentrations using the inverse distance weightage method. PM_2.5, PM₁₀, and TSP concentrations were highest in summer, and lowest in autumn or winter. CO, NO₂, and SO₂

SUBMITTER: Zeeshan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature