Scientific Reports (Aug 2023)
Very high particulate pollution over northwest India captured by a high-density in situ sensor network
- Tanbir Singh,
- Yutaka Matsumi,
- Tomoki Nakayama,
- Sachiko Hayashida,
- Prabir K. Patra,
- Natsuko Yasutomi,
- Mizuo Kajino,
- Kazuyo Yamaji,
- Pradeep Khatri,
- Masayuki Takigawa,
- Hikaru Araki,
- Yuki Kurogi,
- Makoto Kuji,
- Kanako Muramatsu,
- Ryoichi Imasu,
- Anamika Ananda,
- Ardhi A. Arbain,
- Khaiwal Ravindra,
- Sanjeev Bhardwaj,
- Sahil Kumar,
- Sahil Mor,
- Surendra K. Dhaka,
- A. P. Dimri,
- Aka Sharma,
- Narendra Singh,
- Manpreet S. Bhatti,
- Rekha Yadav,
- Kamal Vatta,
- Suman Mor
Affiliations
- Tanbir Singh
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Yutaka Matsumi
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Tomoki Nakayama
- Faculty of Environmental Science, Nagasaki University
- Sachiko Hayashida
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Prabir K. Patra
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Natsuko Yasutomi
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Mizuo Kajino
- Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kazuyo Yamaji
- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University
- Pradeep Khatri
- Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies (CAOS), Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
- Masayuki Takigawa
- Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC
- Hikaru Araki
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Yuki Kurogi
- Faculty of Science, Nara Women’s University
- Makoto Kuji
- Faculty of Science, Nara Women’s University
- Kanako Muramatsu
- Faculty of Science, Nara Women’s University
- Ryoichi Imasu
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Anamika Ananda
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Ardhi A. Arbain
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Khaiwal Ravindra
- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
- Sanjeev Bhardwaj
- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University
- Sahil Kumar
- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University
- Sahil Mor
- Department of Environmental Science Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
- Surendra K. Dhaka
- Radio and Atmospheric Physics Lab, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi
- A. P. Dimri
- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Aka Sharma
- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Narendra Singh
- Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
- Manpreet S. Bhatti
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University
- Rekha Yadav
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University
- Kamal Vatta
- Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University
- Suman Mor
- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39471-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Abstract Exposure to particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) is a cause of concern in cities and major emission regions of northern India. An intensive field campaign involving the states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi national capital region (NCR) was conducted in 2022 using 29 Compact and Useful PM2.5 Instrument with Gas sensors (CUPI-Gs). Continuous observations show that the PM2.5 in the region increased gradually from < 60 µg m−3 in 6–10 October to up to 500 µg m−3 on 5–9 November, which subsequently decreased to about 100 µg m−3 in 20–30 November. Two distinct plumes of PM2.5 over 500 µg m−3 are tracked from crop residue burning in Punjab to Delhi NCR on 2–3 November and 10–11 November with delays of 1 and 3 days, respectively. Experimental campaign demonstrates the advantages of source region observations to link agricultural waste burning and air pollution at local to regional scales.
