Prof. R. Ravi Krishna
IIT Madras
Measurement of air pollution: Particulate matter
ABSTRACT
The talk will primarily focus on the various analytical methods available for the assessment of particulate matter in ambient air. Brief details of the physical basis of the methods and the interpretation of the data for different objectives will be discussed in brief. We will also look at both the physical and chemical analysis of the particulate matter and the appropriate sampling methods corresponding to the end use
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
R Ravi Krishna is currently a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. His primary research interests are in the area of the assessment of the fate and transport of constituents in the environment. Specifically, the interest is in the measurement and modeling of mass fluxes across environmental interfaces. Problems of current interest include the release of bioaerosols from solid waste; propagation of antimicrobial resistance in the environment; dynamics of aerosols in dense urban traffic; and the design of hybrid unit operations for waste treatment.
