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Emission Inventory-A Preliminary Approach to Primary Pollutants


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1 Department of Bioenergy, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India
 

Madurai is one of the most urbanized and emerging cities in India. Based on the conception of source tracing and 'bottom-up' approach, the emission inventory was prepared using data from transport sector. The air pollutants such as CO, HC, CO2, NOx and particulate matter were considered and emissions estimated. The total emissions of CO, HC, CO2, NOx and particulate matter were found to be approximately 13.8 kilo tonne/year, 9 kilo tonne/year, 4.3 mega tonne/year, 12 kilo tonne/year and 1.02 kilo tonne/year respectively, during 2014. Three-wheelers and four wheelers were found to be the major contributors towards emission of pollutants. This inventory study can be used to implement the mitigation strategies and also to support atmospheric modelling study.

Keywords

Air Pollutants, Emission Inventory, Emission Factors, Transport Sector.
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Seshapriya Venkitasamy
Department of Bioenergy, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India
B. Vijay Bhaskar
Department of Bioenergy, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India

Abstract


Madurai is one of the most urbanized and emerging cities in India. Based on the conception of source tracing and 'bottom-up' approach, the emission inventory was prepared using data from transport sector. The air pollutants such as CO, HC, CO2, NOx and particulate matter were considered and emissions estimated. The total emissions of CO, HC, CO2, NOx and particulate matter were found to be approximately 13.8 kilo tonne/year, 9 kilo tonne/year, 4.3 mega tonne/year, 12 kilo tonne/year and 1.02 kilo tonne/year respectively, during 2014. Three-wheelers and four wheelers were found to be the major contributors towards emission of pollutants. This inventory study can be used to implement the mitigation strategies and also to support atmospheric modelling study.

Keywords


Air Pollutants, Emission Inventory, Emission Factors, Transport Sector.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi11%2F1831-1835