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Sl. POLLUTANTS METHOD NAME METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

No.
1. SULFUR DIOXIDE Modified West & Gaeke Method Sulphur dioxide from air is absorbed in a
solution of potassium tetrachloromercurate
(TCM) to form a complex which is made to
react with para-rosaniline and formaldehyde to
form the intensely coloured pararosaniline
methylsulphonic acid. The absorbance of the
solution is measured by means of a suitable
spectrophotometer.
2. NITOGEN Modified Jacobs & Hochheiser Method Ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is collected by
DIOXIDE bubbling air through a solution of sodium
hydroxide and sodium arsenite. The nitrite ion
so produced is reacted with phosphoric acid,
sulfanilamide, and N-(1-naphthyl)-
ethylenediamine di-hydrochloride (NEDA) and
measuring the absorbance of the highly
coloured azo-dye at 540 n m.
3. PARTICULATE Air is drawn through a size-selective inlet and
MATTER (PM10) APM220 glass fibre filter cloth. Mass of
collected particles is calculated by subtracting
the weight of particle free filter cloth from
weight of particle laden cloth. Volume of air is
calculated using a rotameter for calculating the
concentration of PM10.
4. PM2.5 An electrically powered air sampler draws
ambient air into inertial particle-size separator
(i.e. cyclones or impactors) where the
suspended particulate matter in the PM2.5 size
ranges is separated for collection on a 47 mm
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filter. Each filter
is weighed before and after sample collection
to determine the net gain.
5. HYDROGEN It is commonly measured by lead acetate type
SULFIDE instrument developed by Sensenbaugh . Air is
drawn through impregnated paper for two-
hour periods and sampled sequentially.
Transmission of light through the stain is
compared with a blank section of the tape and
is inversely proportional to H2S concentration.
6. CARBON Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Sample absorbs infrared radiation and
MONOXIDE (FTIR) difference in absorption is measured.
7. CARBON Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) Sensors NDIR sensors are spectroscopic sensors to
DIOXIDE detect CO2 in a gaseous environment by its
characteristic absorption. The key components
are an infrared source, a light tube, an
interference (wavelength) filter, and an
infrared detector. The gas is pumped or
diffuses into the light tube, and the electronics
measure the absorption of the characteristic
wavelength of light.
8. HYDROCARBON Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry Mass spectrometers use the difference in mass-
VAPORS (GC-MS) to-charge ratio (m/z) of ionized atoms or
molecules to separate them from each other.
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