title: Impact assessment of respirable suspended particulate matter from diesel generator sets used for pumping station.
abstract: Prediction of respirable suspended particulate matter impacts of diesel generator sets used for pumping station has been made using meteorological data, information on stack characteristics and emission rate, baseline ambient particulate matter and Industrial Source Complex Short Term (ISCST-3) model. It is observed that particulate matter emission from pumping station-S workplace diesel generator sets ranged from 2.4 to 436.5 mg Nm⁻³ and while at pumping station-C, it ranged from 23.2 to 186.5 mg Nm⁻³. The predicted and ambient respirable suspended particulate matter concentrations are below the national air quality standard for respirable suspended particulate matter in a mixed industrial area. Metals contents in respirable suspended particulate matter indicate the origin of crustal and mobile sources. Therefore, the impact of diesel generator sets used for pumping of crude oil on local air quality would be acceptable.
authors.affiliation: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, India. balvinder.talwar@gmail.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pipalatkar
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gajghate
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nema
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D008670:Metals; D052638:Particulate Matter; D001335:Vehicle Emissions