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November 2010, 31(6) 913-920 (2010) For personal use only commercial distribution of this copy is illegal

Assessment of urban air pollution and it’s probable health impact S.C. Barman*1, N. Kumar2, R. Singh1, G.C. Kisku1, A.H. Khan1, M.M. Kidwai1, R.C. Murthy3, M.P.S. Negi4, P. Pandey1, A.K. Verma1, G. Jain1 and S.K. Bhargava1 1

Environmental Monitoring Section, 3Metal Analysis Laboratory, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, M.G. Marg, Lucknow - 226 001, India 2 Department of Environmental Science, B.B.A. University, Lucknow - 226 025, India 4 Biometry and Statistics Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow - 226 001, India (Received: May 25, 2009; Revised received: November 14, 2009; Accepted: January 05, 2010)

Abstract: The present study deals with the quantitative effect of vehicular emission on ambient air quality during May, 2006 in urban area of Lucknow city. In this study, SPM, RSPM, SO2 , NOx and 7 trace metals associated with RSPM were estimated at 10 representative locations in urban area and one village area for control. Beside this, air quality index (AQI), health effects of different metals and mortality were assessed. The 24 hr average concentration of SPM, RSPM, SO2 and NOx was found to be 382.3, 171.5, 24.3 and 33.8 µg m-3 respectively in urban area and these concentrations were found to be significantly (p