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Seasonal Trends of PM2.5 and PM10 in Ambient Air and Their Correlation in Ambient Air of Lucknow City, India

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Abstract

The PM10 concentration (μg/m3) in Lucknow city at 4 locations in three different seasons ranged between 148.6–210.8 (avg. 187.2 ± 17.1) during summer, 111.8–187.6 (avg. 155.7 ± 22.7) during monsoon and 199.3–308.8 (avg. 269.3 ± 42.9) during winter while PM2.5 ranged between 32.4–67.2 (avg. 45.6 ± 10.9), 25.6–68.9 (avg. 39.8 ± 4.6) and 99.3–299.3 (avg. 212.4 ± 55.0) during respective seasons. The mass fraction ratio of PM2.5 ranged between 0.22–0.92 (avg. 0.42 ± 0.26) and was significantly high during winter season indicating their composition.

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We acknowledge all Technical staff of the Environmental Monitoring Sections for their support during different phases of work.

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  1. Environmental Monitoring Division, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratory, M. G. Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India

    Poonam Pandey, Altaf Husain Khan, Ambrish Kumar Verma, Kunwar Anand Singh, Ganesh Chandra Kisku & Shyamal Chandra Barman

  2. Epidemiology Section, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratory, M. G. Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India

    Neeraj Mathur

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Pandey, P., Khan, A.H., Verma, A.K. et al. Seasonal Trends of PM2.5 and PM10 in Ambient Air and Their Correlation in Ambient Air of Lucknow City, India. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 265–270 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0466-x

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