Talk 1: Noise pollution characteristics in indoor and outdoor environments ABSTRACT Most of the human activities especially manufacturing industries and transportation sector contribute significantly to noise pollution. For example road/rail/air infrastructure, machinery and other equipment used for civil engineering infrastructure and factories create noise pollution. In this lecture we will look at how these affect…
Technology adoption in air quality action plans: A policy approach ABSTRACT The air quality actions in India have been in practice since 2005 still however, the number of non-attainment cities have been inceasing significantly. These action plans are multi-disciplinary in nature with several stakeholders required to perform simultaneously. This pose a serious challenge of governance…
Air pollution characteristics in indoor and outdoor environments ABSTRACT Air pollution is a serious social and environmental problem around the world. Urban air pollution is one of the major issues in India. Air quality in the urban area is deteriorating due to complex interactions between source emissions, poor dispersion conditions, and increased urban warming. In…
Air and noise pollution regulations ABSTRACT The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 are the primary legislation addressing air pollution and noise pollution in India. The act empowers the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at the national level and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)…
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…
Laser-assisted trace gas pollution measurement techniques ABSTRACT Various trace pollutant gases, greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds emitted from power plants, biogas plants and various industries are essential considering their adverse effect on urban atmospheric pollution, environment and health. Detection and monitoring of these pollutants in the atmosphere is essential in reducing total emissions and…
Social mobility: An air quality solution or an amplifier of the air quality challenge? ABSTRACT Social mobility is often defined as a change in a person’s social-economic situation (i.e. income). This can be inter-generational mobility which relates to change relative to someone’s parents or intra-generational mobility which relates to change throughout a person’s lifetime. However,…
Scientific writing and publishing ABSTRACT The face of scientific publishing is changing at a very fast pace. Swati Meherishi, Editorial Director-Applied Science and Engineering Springer, will speak briefly about the transitions and the needs of the publishing world and how researchers need to prepare for it. This author workshop has been devised specifically as a…