Assessment of ambient air quality status of Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

This paper presents air quality status of industrial, commercial and residential area of Bhopal city (M.P.). The Air quality was assessed based on New National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This study was carried out in 2024-2025. Sampling time was 24 hrs. at 10 different locations with respect to Sulphur oxide, Nitrogen oxide, Corbon oxide, Ozone and Amonia. The study revealed that average concentration of gaseous pollutants that Ozone and Ammonia always found beyond the permissible limit but Sulphur, Nitrogen and Corbon oxides were always below the permissible limit at all the sampling site in both the year. Overall ambient Air Quality Index of Bhopal city was observed to be moderate during this study span.