Air Pollution Analysis for Indian Cities

Accelerating growth in the transport sector, a booming construction industry, and a growing industrial sector are responsible for worsening air pollution in Indian cities. We applied the SIM-air family of tools to develop an emissions inventory, conduct dispersion modeling of particulate pollution, and evaluated the health impacts of current and projected 2020 scenarios in a co-benefits framework for six cities - Pune, Chennai, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Rajkot. More on the Study

SIM-air Family of Tools

These tools can help establish a multi-pollutant emissions inventory, estimate PM pollution via dispersion modeling, assess the health impacts of current and future emissions, and provide a platform to optimize among pollution control interventions. The tools are free and modularized for rapid assessment. More on SIM-air

Example city applications - Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hanoi, Dhaka, Bangkok, Shanghai, Lagos, Tana, Santiago, and Ulaanbaatar.

SIM-air Working Paper Series

The case studies conducted using the SIM-air family of tools, manuals for various modules on emissions inventory, dispersion modeling, health impact assessments, and reviews of integrated air quality management are distributed as part of the SIM-air working paper series. These papers are distributed for free. Download the SIM-Series

Air Quality Index

[link] This AQI calculator allows the user to determine the degree of pollution in a city utilizing concentrations of five criteria pollutants - (PM, Ozone, SO2, NOx, and CO). The calculator is modularized for use with monitoring and modeling data bases.

Daily updates of AQI estimated for global cities
An example - AQI trends in Delhi, India