AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND HEALTH IMPACT STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION NEAR JODA OF KEONJHAR, ODISHA, INDIA

Monitoring of various ambient air quality parameters like PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX and NH3 were carried out at four sampling stations near Joda of Keonjhar district, Odisha for a period of six months i.e. from October, 2015 to March, 2016. Meteorological parameters like wind speed and wind direction data were also recorded during the sampling period. Out of the four sampling stations, highest concentrations of different air pollutants were recorded at Jaroli and the lowest was recorded at Jalahari. Further, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was also calculated for these sampling locations.  The AQI of Village Jaroli indicates Moderate Air Pollution and for the rest villages I.e. Jalahari, Jadibahal and Bandhuabeda indicate light air pollution. Further, with respect to the health effect due to ambient air pollution in the area, it was noticed that, the village Jaroli is comparatively more affected and the Village Bandhuabeda is least affected.