Assessment of Population Exposure to Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter in the Urban Areas of Chennai, India
Joint Authors
Prasannavenkatesh, Ramachandran
Andimuthu, Ramachandran
Kandasamy, Palanivelu
Rajadurai, Geetha
Subash Kumar, Divya
Radhapriya, Parthasarathy
Ponnusamy, Malini
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Research outcomes from the epidemiological studies have found that the course (PM10) and the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are mainly responsible for various respiratory health effects for humans.
The population-weighted exposure assessment is used as a vital decision-making tool to analyze the vulnerable areas where the population is exposed to critical concentrations of pollutants.
Systemic sampling was carried out at strategic locations of Chennai to estimate the various concentration levels of particulate pollution during November 2013–January 2014.
The concentration of the pollutants was classified based on the World Health Organization interim target (IT) guidelines.
Using geospatial information systems the pollution and the high-resolution population data were interpolated to study the extent of the pollutants at the urban scale.
The results show that approximately 28% of the population resides in vulnerable locations where the coarse particulate matter exceeds the prescribed standards.
Alarmingly, the results of the analysis of fine particulates show that about 94% of the inhabitants live in critical areas where the concentration of the fine particulates exceeds the IT guidelines.
Results based on human exposure analysis show the vulnerability is more towards the zones which are surrounded by prominent sources of pollution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Prasannavenkatesh, Ramachandran& Andimuthu, Ramachandran& Kandasamy, Palanivelu& Rajadurai, Geetha& Subash Kumar, Divya& Radhapriya, Parthasarathy…[et al.]. 2015. Assessment of Population Exposure to Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter in the Urban Areas of Chennai, India. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078958
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Prasannavenkatesh, Ramachandran…[et al.]. Assessment of Population Exposure to Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter in the Urban Areas of Chennai, India. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078958
American Medical Association (AMA)
Prasannavenkatesh, Ramachandran& Andimuthu, Ramachandran& Kandasamy, Palanivelu& Rajadurai, Geetha& Subash Kumar, Divya& Radhapriya, Parthasarathy…[et al.]. Assessment of Population Exposure to Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter in the Urban Areas of Chennai, India. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078958
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1078958