Air Resource is one of the major R & D verticals of CSIR-NEERI that is engaged in tackling air pollution in Indian cities through field monitoring and data-driven approaches.
Goals
- Advanced scientific understanding of air pollution through conventional and unconventional research on sources, dispersion, transformation, and impacts of air pollutants.
- Develop and promote effective mitigation strategies to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
- Support policy decision-making by providing scientific data and modeling outputs.
- Support sustainable development by providing solutions to industrial emissions while considering the interests of the common man.
- Study the health and ecological impacts of air pollution and promote interventions to mitigate the risks.
Major Research Areas
- Air Quality Monitoring (PM and Gaseous Parameters)
- Chemical Speciation of Particulate Matter using ED-XRF, Ion Chromatography, and EC-OC analyzer
- Receptor Modeling using PMF, CMB
- Source Emission Monitoring
- Gridded Emission Inventory
- Meteorological Data Analysis
- Source Dispersion Modelling (AERMOD, CalPuff)
- CAAQMS and OCEMS data analysis
- Air Pollution Control Technology Evaluation (Coal Gasification, Plastic Recycling, Tyre Pyrolysis)
- AI/ML Tool for online vehicular identification, counting, and Emission Inventory development
- Tool for advanced statistical analysis
- Human Health and Environmental Damage Cost Assessment
- Air Quality Data analysis using satellite (Hyper-spectral) data analysis
Clients
- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
- State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
- National Green Tribunal (NGT)
- NITI Aayog - Delhi
- Commission of Air Quality Management in Delhi, NCR, and adjoining area (CAQM)
- Vedanta Aluminium, Jharsuguda, Odisha
- Bajaj Energy, Lalitpur, U.P.
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials ARCI, Hyderabad
- Aether Industries Ltd. Surat
- Jindal Polyfilms Ltd. Nashik
- Qatar Design Consortium, Doha
- Paul Scherer Institute, Switzerland
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
Sonicator Bath
Muffle Furnace
Microwave Digestor
Microbalance
Ion Chromatography
ED-XRF Spectrophotometer
EC-OC Analyzer
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