Important Act
DEALING WITH AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDIA
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act , 1981 Environmental Act, 1986 Protection
Member Secretary
Paper Presented at International Conference on Better Air Quality, 2004 held at Agra during December 6 8, 2004
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Share of Suspended Particulate Matter Load (tonnes/day) by Different Categories of Industries (With Control Device), Total Load = 5365 tonnes/day
Share of Sulphur Dioxide Load (tonnes/day) by Different Categories of Industries (Total Load = 3715 tonnes/day)
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Vishakhapatnam - Oil Refinery, Chemical, Steel Plants Howrah Durgapur Ankaleshwar - Foundry, Rerolling Mills, Vehicles - Chemical Industries, Power Plants, Steel Plants - Chemical Industries
02. 03.
- Power Plants, Refinery, Petrochemical, Fertilizer, S.S.I. Mangalore - Refinery, Petrochemical, Pesticides, S.S.I. Cuddalore - Chemical Units, Petrochemical, Pesticides
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
S. No. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10.
Air Polluting Industries for which Emission Standard Developed and Enforced by SPCB
INDUSTRY STANDARD NOTIFIED Aluminium Industries Asbestos Products Carbon Black Industries Calcium Carbide Plant Cement Industries Copper, Lead and Zinc Smelting Coal Mines Coal Washeries Glass Industries Integrated Iron & Steel GSR 742 (E), 30th August, 1990 GSR 913 (E), 24th October , 1989 S.O. 64 (E), 18th January, 1988 S.O. 64 (E), 18th January, 1988 S.O. 393 (3), 16th April, 1987 S.O. 64 (E), 18th January 1988 Evolved by CPCB GSR 7, 27th December, 1998 GSR 93 (E), 21st February, 1991 S.O. 64 (E), 18th January, 1988
Contd..
Arc Furnace Bagassee Fired Boilers Battery Manufacturing Unit Beehive Hard Coke Oven Briquette Industry (Coal) Boilers (Small) Brick Kilns Ceramic Industry Coke Ovens Cupola Furnace Foundries Hot Mix Plants Lime Kilns Soft Coke Industries Stone Crushing Unit
Air Polluting Industries for which Emission Standard Developed and Enforced by SPCB
S. No. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. INDUSTRY Nitric Acid Plants Oil Refineries Oil Drilling and Gas Extraction Industry Sulphuric Acid Plants STANDARD NOTIFIED S.O. 65 (E), 18th January 1988 GSR 742 (E), 30th August, 1990 GSR 176 (E) April, 1996 S.O. 64 (E), 18th January, 1988
Present Production
62,000 MW
% Reduction
97.52
Thermal Power Plant Coal Based S.O. 8 (E), 3rd January, 1983 Thermal Power Plant Gas Based Stand alone Coke Oven Plants GSR 7, 22nd December, 1998 -
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
(2001)
Epidemiological Study to find the Effect of Air Pollutants especially Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) and other carcinogens on Human Health in Delhi CNCI, Kolkata Study on Ambient Air Quality, Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function of Children in Delhi CNCI, Kolkata Effects of Environmental Pollution on the Status of Human Health of Delhi Residents AIIMS, New Delhi Human Risk Assessment Studies in Asbestos Industries in India- ITRC, Lucknow The Environmental benefits Mapping and Analysis Program for International Applications (BenMAP International) Training and Demonstration in India USEPA
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Health Impact
(Non-smokers)
53.9 46.1
Pattern of impairment
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Method of Measurement Sensitive Area 15 g/m3 30 g/m3 15 g/m3 30 g/m3 70 g/m3 1. Improved West and Gaeke Method 2. Ultraviolet Fluorescence 1. Jacob & Hochheiser modified (NaOHNaAsO2) Method 2. Gas Phase Chemiluminiscence High Volume Sampling (Average flow rate not less than 1.1m3/minute)
Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Oxides of Nitrogen as NO2 Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) Respirable Particulate Matter (Size less than 10m) (RPM) Lead (Pb)
500 g/m3 120 g/m3 150 g/m3 1.0 g/m3 1.5 g/m3 5.0 mg/m3 10.0mg/m
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200 g/m3 60 g/m3 100 g/m3 0.75 g/m3 1.0 g/m3 2.0 mg/m3 4.0 mg/m3 0.1 mg/m3 0.4 mg/m3
100 g/m3 50 g/m3 75 g/m3 0.50 g/m3 0.75 g/m3 1.0 mg/m3 2.0 mg/m3
Respirable Particulate Matter Sampler AAS Method after sampling using EPM 2000 or equivalent filter paper Non dispersive Infrared Spectroscopy
Ammonia (NH3)
Annual Arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year twice a week 24 hourly at uniform interval. * 24 hourly/8 hourly values should be met 98% of the time in a year. However, 2% of the time, it may exceed but not on two consecutive days. OTE
Sensitive Areas
10 kms all around the periphery of health resorts so notified by State Pollution Control Boards in consultation with department of public health of the concerned state. 10 kms all around the periphery of biosphere reserves, sanctities and national parks, so notified by Ministry of Environment and Forest or concerned states. 5 kms all around the periphery of an archeological monument declared to be of national importance or otherwise so notified A.S.I. in consultation with State Pollution Control Boards. Areas where some delicate or sensitive to air pollution crops/important to the agriculture/horticulture of that area are grown so notified by State Pollution Control Boards in consultation with department of agriculture/horticulture of concerned state. 5 kms around the periphery of centers of tourism and/or pilgrim due to their religious, historical, scenic or other attractions, so notified by department of tourism of the concerned state with State Pollution Control Boards.
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Monitoring in Delhi 3 Continuous AQMS 2 Mobile Vans 6 Manual AQMS 6 Integrated Air Quality Monitoring Station being set up About 200 continuous stations maintained by large scale industries.
Specific Pollutants
Poly aromatic Hydrocarbons Benzene / Xylene / Toluene Ground level ozone (24 hourly, 8 hourly, 1 hourly
Non-Attainment Areas
Exceedence Factor Observed Annual Mean Concentration of a Criterion Pollutant = ---------------------------------------------------------------Annual Standard for the Respective Pollutant and Area Class
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Emission standards for Air Polluting Industries developed for major industries. Implementation of standards in 17 categories of Highly Polluting Industries and other small/medium scale industries (stone crushers, brick kiln, re-rolling mills, etc.). Action Plan Implementation and Pollution Control in 24 problem areas. Improvement in Vehicular Technology (Euro-I, Euro-II, CNG Vehicles, 4 stroke engines, etc.). Improvement in Fuel quality - Diesel with low sulfur content (0.25 in whole country and 0.05 in Metro cities). Gasoline - Lead Phased-out throughout the country from 1.2.2000.
Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate for all vehicles CNG - All commercial vehicles to operate on CNG in Delhi. Coal beneficiation/clean coal technology notification regarding use of beneficiated coal in T.P.P.
Pollution control in Taj Trapezium Zones (Natural gas to foundries, monitoring of air quality, etc.) Air Quality Monitoring at National Level (295 stations spread over 93 cities). Air Quality Index for public Information. Air Quality Data on TV channels and daily news papers for Public awareness.
Promotion of clean coal technologies such FBC and Supercritical boilers (reduction of GHG) for power generation.
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C ap acit y ( M W x 10 0 0 )
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(Formulation Of Charter On Corporate Responsibility For Environmental Protection For 17 Categories Of Industries)
(Formulation Of Charter On Corporate Responsibility For Environmental Protection For 17 Categories Of Industries)
Major Action Points: Chlor- Alkali Industry Total mercury released to environment at 2gm/t of product by Dec2005 Switch over to membrane cell technology in a time bound manner. Copper Industry To meet SO2 emission limit (2kg/tonne of H2SO4 produced). 50 mg/Nm3 of acid mist by December 2005. Dyes & Dye intermediates Minimisation of loss of VOC ( Solvent recovery of at least 90%) Scrubbing system for SO2 & NOx emissions to be upgraded by July 2003
Major Action Points: Aluminium Industry Revision of fluoride emission standard by Dec 2005 and 2010. Phasing out of wet scrubbing system for fluoride by Dec 2006. Allowing new potlines only with pre baked technology. Cement Industry Augmentation of existing pollution control devices. Plant located in critically polluted areas or urban areas to meet PM emission standard of 100mg/m3 Load based standard for Cement Kiln.
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
All upcoming urea plant to have urea prilling towers based on natural draft to minimize urea dust emission. The existing urea plants with forced draft prilling towers will have to install appropriate dust control system by June 2003. Sulphuric acid plants SCSA system to DCDA system by march 2004.
Pesticide Industry: For air pollution control from process , scrubber efficiency to be more than 90%. Industry to adopt standard engineering practices for control of fugitive emissions. Hazardous waste Incinerators norms. Petro- Chemicals Industry Action Plan to be submitted for improving thermal efficiency 7 Control of NOx and handling of halogenated organics. Fugitive emissions of carcinogenic compounds to be controlled by
closed vapours collection & recovery system.
Oil refineries:
All refineries located in critically polluted areas to submit action plan for phase wise reduction of SO2 emission. Future refineries to have sulphur recovery units with minimum 99 % efficiency . New refineries to install low NOx burners.
Pharmaceuticals Industry Control of hazardous air pollutants & odorous compounds by Dec 2004. Pulp & Paper Industry: Installation of odor control system within four yrs. Sugar Industry: To install ESP/ bag filter/ high efficiency scrubber to comply with standard of 150 mg/nm3.
Zinc Industry:
Meeting SO2 emission limit ( 2 kg/tonne of H2SO4 produced), 50 mg/nm3 of acid mist by Dec 2006.
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in India B. Sengupta Experience of Air Pollution Control in Last Two Decades in India
Norms
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Performance checking system of catalytic converters and conversion kits already installed in vehicles
To be put in place by 1.4.2007.
for the National Capital Territory of Delhi ( NCT) New PUC Checking System for all categories of vehicles To be put in place by 1.10.2003. Inspection & Maintenance (I&M) System for all categories of vehicles To be put in place by 1.4.2005. Performance checking system of catalytic converters and conversion kits already installed in vehicles To be put in place by 1.10.2004.
Impact of Steps taken for Air Pollution Control on Ambient Air Quality
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in Major Cities
Concentration (g/m )
3
in Major Cities
Res. Areas NAAQS (Res. Areas)
TI
Res. Areas
D iesel S u lp h u r ( in % )
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19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03
Delhi
Delhi.
Mumbai
Concentration (g/m 3 )
Res. Areas NAAQS (Res. Areas)
100 90 Concentration (g/m3) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 2001 2002 2003
C o n c e n tra tio n ( g /m 3 )
C oncen tration (g /m 3 )
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Res. Areas
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Res. Areas
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Benzene Concentration in
Ambient Air of Delhi
45 40
2000 40 2001 35 28 21 21 26 25 26 25 13 14 2002 2003
in Major Cities
Res. Areas NAAQS (Res. Areas)
Concentration (g/m )
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Concentration (g/m3)
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Mumbai
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Res. Areas NAAQS (Res. Areas)
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Concentration (g/m )
140
Concentration (g/m3)
11
Industrial Area
Chennai
Kolkata
19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Concentration (g/m3)
1.2
19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03
Concentration (g/m )
Diesel Sulphur
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Mumbai
Res. Areas
Kolkata
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45 40 35 30
Annual average concentration of Benzo(a) Pyrene Levels in RSPM in 38.5 the Ambient air of Delhi
(Source: NEERI, Nagpur)
700 600 500 400 300 200 100
PM 10
TSPM
589 510
25 20 15 10 5 0 1999
23.5
Concentration (g / m3)
23.8
24.8
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2000
2001
2002
2003
Year
Months
Fuel Quality: 0.5% S diesel introduced CNG vehicles and catalytic converters for government petrol vehicles, excluding public transport introduced (but unsuccessful) Closure of 168 hazardous industries, including stone crushers completed Lower Sulphur content in coal (0.4% S) and oil for industrial use (1.8%) introduced
1997: Industry
Relocation of 513 industries 337 hazardous category industries shifted (total of 1160 industries closed or relocated including hot mix plants, arc induction furnaces, brick kilns) Conti
Elemental Carbon 6%
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Chronology of Actions