Table 1.5.

NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

STANDARDS (as of 2009)
Concentration in Ambient Air
(Industrial, Residential, Rural
and Other Areas)
Pollutants Time
SI. Pollut
(In ug/m)
Weighted ants
No Time
Average Methods of
(In Weighted Measurement
ug Average
m)
1. Annual* 50 20 Improved West
Sulphur
and Gacke
Di oxide 80 80
(SO) 24 Hours* Ultraviolet
Fluorescence
2. Annual *
30 Modified Jacob &
Nitrogen Hochheiser
Dioxide 80 80
24 Hours (Na- Arsenite)
NO) *
Chemiluminescen
ce

3. Particulate Annual* 60 60
Matters Gravimetric
(Size less 100 100
24 Hours TEOM
than 10um)
Beta attenuation
or PM10

4. Particulate Annual 40 40
Matter
60 60 Gravimetric
(Size less
24 Hours TEOM
than
2.5um) or Beta attenuation

PM2.5