Air quality monitoring boost in India
Emissions control has been stepped up at a major container port in India with the launch of an air quality monitoring station.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s (JNPT) new air quality monitoring station will monitor real time Air Quality parameters like Particulate Matter (10, & 2.5), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Ammonia (NH3), Ozone, CO, NOx, NO and VOCs.
The port “with a vision to achieve Sustainability goals and Green Port status, has launched ‘Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station’ (CAAQMS) at Port Operation Centre,” said JNPT.
Continuous air quality data
The CAAQMS station will generate real-time continuous air quality data, which will be displayed to the public through a large screen. The data will also be displayed on the JNPT website.
Weather-related data such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction will also be monitored.
The CAAQMS station will be be operated and maintained by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
JNPTi has been implementing sensor-based air quality monitoring instruments to provide automatic air quality data at several locations inside the port.
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