INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

SYSTEM (IEMIS)

Phase I:Air Quality Index (AQI) and Pollution Emission Inventory (PEI)

BACKGROUND

Integrated Environmental management information system (IEMIS)A system for systematically obtaining, processing, anddissemination of relevant environmental information availableunder various thematic areas in an integrated manner

89 core set of environmental indicators differentiated into 12thematic modules

BACKGROUND (CON.)

1. Water

2. Air

3. Land and agriculture

4. Waste and chemicals

5. Biodiversity and forest

6. Climate change

7. Energy

8. Noise

9. EIA/IEE

10. Disaster

11. Financing

12. Cultural and Historical sites

OBJECTIVE AND DELIVERABLES

Preliminary design of the Integrated Environmental

Management Information Systems (IEMIS) for Air

Data input formats on any one of the modules/themes and its respective indicatorsFlow of information through the initial systemOutput of the system in the form of a reportUser groups and roles with access levels (who has what access)

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

Legality

Data availability

CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS

Carbon monoxide (CO) Particulate matters (PM10 and PM2.5) Ozone (O3) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and Lead (Pb)

IEMIS-AIR

Air Quality Index (AQI)Pollution Emission Inventory (PEI)

AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI)

An AQI is defined as an overall scheme thattransform weighted values of individual airpollution (CO, PM2.5 etc.) related parameters ina single number or a set of numbers.

Location classificationResource allocationConformance to standardsTrend analysisPublic information

AIR QUALITY MONITORING AROUND THE WORLDAustralia

Air Quality Index Value =

Pollutant concentrationPollution standard concetration

100

AIR QUALITY MONITORING AROUND THE WORLD

United States (EPA)

Where, Ip= the index for pollutant pCp=the rounded concentration of pollutant pBPHi= the breakpoint that is greater than or equal to CpBPLo= the breakpoint that is less than or equal to CpIHi=the AQI value corresponding to BPHiILo= the AQI value corresponding to BPLo

AQI = Max (Ip)

AIR QUALITY MONITORING AROUND THE WORLD

AIR QUALITY MONITORING AROUND THE WORLDIndia

AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) AQI = Max (Ip)

This Breakpoint

..equals

this AQI

And this category PM10 24-hr (g

/m3)

PM2.5

24-hr

(g /m3)

NO2

24-hr

(g /m3)

O3

8-hr

(g /m3)

CO

8-hr

(mg /m3)

SO2

24-hr

(g /m3)

0-50 0-30 0-40 0-50 0-1.0 0-40 0-50 Good 51-100 31-60 41-80 51-100 1.1-2.0 41-80 51-100 Satisfactory

101-250 61-90 81-180 101-168 2.1-10 81-380 101-200 Moderately Polluted 251-350 91-120 181-280 169-208 10-17 381-800 201-300 Poor 351-430 121-250 281-400 209-748 17-34 801-1600 301-400 Very Poor

430+ 250+ 400+ 748+ 34+ 1600+ 401-500 Severe

This Breakpoint

..equals this AQI

And this category

PM10

24-hr (g /m3)

PM2.5

24-hr (g /m3)

NO2

24-hr

(g /m3)

O3

8-hr

(g /m3)

CO

8-hr

(mg /m3)

SO2

24-hr

(g /m3)

0-50

0-30

0-40

0-50

0-1.0

0-40

0-50

Good

51-100

31-60

41-80

51-100

1.1-2.0

41-80

51-100

Satisfactory

101-250

61-90

81-180

101-168

2.1-10

81-380

101-200

Moderately Polluted

251-350

91-120

181-280

169-208

10-17

381-800

201-300

Poor

351-430

121-250

281-400

209-748

17-34

801-1600

301-400

Very Poor

430+

250+

400+

748+

34+

1600+

401-500

Severe

AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) AQI Associated Health Impacts

Good(050)

Minimal Impact

Satisfactory(51100)

May cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people

Moderately polluted(101200)

May cause breathing discomfort to the people with lung disease such asasthma and discomfort to people with heart disease, children and olderadults

Poor(201300)

May cause breathing discomfort to people on prolonged exposure anddiscomfort to people with heart disease

Very Poor(301400)

May cause respiratory illness to the people on prolonged exposure.Effect may be more pronounced in people with lung and heart diseases

Severe(401-500)

May cause respiratory effects even on healthy people and serious healthimpacts on people with lung/heart diseases. The health impacts may beexperienced even during light physical activity

POLLUTION EMISSION INVENTORY (PEI) Canada: Air Pollutant Emission Inventory

POLLUTION EMISSION INVENTORY (PEI) United Kingdom (UK)

DATA VERIFICATION

Integrated Environmental Management Information System (IEMIS)Background Background (Con.)Objective and deliverables Limitations of the study Criteria Air Pollutants IEMIS-AIRAir Quality Index (AQI) Air quality monitoring around the worldAir quality monitoring around the worldAir quality monitoring around the worldAir quality monitoring around the worldAir quality Index (AQI) Air quality Index (AQI) Pollution Emission inventory (PEI) Pollution Emission inventory (PEI) Data verification