Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 3(1), pp. 12 - 21
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030103
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An Empirical Model to Evaluate SPM Concentration in a Colliery Area


Bindhu Lal *
Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India

ABSTRACT

Jharkhand, a state in India is rich in minerals particularly coal. Large number of mines is excavated here. Opening of new mines and expanding existing mines causes air pollution. The main pollutants emitted are suspended particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide. In this paper empirical models are developed to calculate SPM concentration in terms of NOx concentrations and SO2 concentrations. It has been seen that there is a good linear relationship between hourly SPM and NOx concentrations and also between SPM and SO2 concentrations.

KEYWORDS
SPM Concentration, SO2 Concentration, NOx Concentration, Empirical Model

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Bindhu Lal , "An Empirical Model to Evaluate SPM Concentration in a Colliery Area," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 12 - 21, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030103.

(b). APA Format:
Bindhu Lal (2015). An Empirical Model to Evaluate SPM Concentration in a Colliery Area. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 3(1), 12 - 21. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030103.