Jahangeer Asad

Chemist-Air
EPA-Sindh
INTRODUCTION
 The project was approved by ECNEC on 27th October, 2004.

 The project was included in the National Environmental Action

Plan (NEAP) approved by the Pakistan Environmental
Protection Council and the Prospective Plan of the Govt. 2001-
2011.
 JICA granted the EMS project Rs973 million in the form of machinery and
equipment while the Pakistan government was to provide Rs260 million to
run it.
 The project operations and maintenance was being carried out
Pak-EPA in collaboration of the provincial EPAs.

 After 18th amendment the project is included in devolved

projects list.
 EQUIPMENTS PROVIDED

Automatic Ambient Air Monitoring. Quantity

  Fixed air monitoring stations 2
 Mobile Air Monitoring stations 1
 Stationary source air monitoring
  Dust measuring unit 3
 Stack gas analyzer 1
 Portable gas analyzer 1
 Orzat ficher gas analyzer
 Wet type gas meter 1
 Monitoring car 1
Water quality monitoring
 Water sampler 1
 Digital current meter 1
 Beckman barge sludge sampler 1
 Accessories of Atomic absorption
 Accessories of UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
 Accessories of Gas Chromatograph
 Accessories of Ion Chromatograph
 BOD apparatus 1
 Air Conditions in Labs 10
Repair of available equipments AASPM, GC & HPLC
 Location of the AQMSs at Karachi

F
1

Region AQMS
F2, North Nazimabad SND-F1
M

Map Symbol
Sindh
Korangi Industrial SND-F2 & SND-M
Punjab-EPA
Trafic Jam
Air Monitoring Station
Highly Polluted Area
Area
Residencial Area 5km
Industrial Area
Commercial Area
Prevailing Wind Direction
 PARAMETERS CAN BE MEASURE
Ambient Air Stack Emissions
1. SPM (2.5, 10μm)
2. Total Nitrogen oxides  NOXs
3. NO  SO2
4. NO2  CO2
5. Sulphur dioxides  O2
6. Carbon monoxide  CO
7. Ozone
 PM 10
8. Total hydrocarbons
 TSP
9. Methane
10. Non Methane HC
11. Wind speed
12. Wind Direction
13. Humidity
14. Temperature
15. UV rays
 Diagram of data collection

Wind speed/dir

Solar radiation Internet /telephone

Humidity/
temperature
SO2 Analyzer Lan Con. For SND-F2

NOx Analyzer

O3 Analyzer Data Logger

CO Analyzer

THC Analyzer

PM 10 analyzer
Calibration
System
Present Status of
Equipments
S.NO
PARAMETERS SND-F1 SND-F2
(Analyzers)
/
(South station)
SND-M
Mobile
(North
Station)
1 SPM (2.5, 10μm)
× × ×
2 Nitrogen oxides
× × ×
3 Sulphur dioxides
× √ ×
4 Carbon monoxide
× × ×
5 Ozone
× × ×
6 Total hydrocarbons
× × ×
7 Wind speed/Direction
√ √ √
8 Humidity
√ √ √
9 Temperature
√ √ √
10 UV rays
√ √ √
EMS & EPA-SINDH

Present Staff

i. Chemist-Air (1)
ii. Chemist-Water (1)
iii. Data Analyst (1)
iv. Lab.Ass/L.T (1)
Total 4
Allocated as per PC-I 18
INCENTIVES TO EPA-SINDH

 Continuous Monitoring of Ambient air

Quality at two different sites (North

Nazimabad residential area and Korangi

Industrial Area Karachi)

 Onsite monitoring capacity enhanced

 Practical training for operation of

laboratory equipments.
 Development of the laboratory management

manual; ISO 17025 (Lab testing)

 ACHIEVEMENTS
 Development of the SOPS
 Onsite monitoring of SO2, CO, CO2, O2, NOx
through PG250.
 APNA 370 (Horiba Equipment) for 24 hour
monitoring of NOXs.
 Field Survey of Effluent Water Monitoring.
 “IDZRW” Data acquisition and compilation
software.

 Development of E.M.Ps
 Cement Sector, “Monitoring Plan (Completed)
 Ambient Air Monitoring Plan” in different corridors
of Karachi (Not Approved)
 Water Quality monitoring of Kenjhar Lake
(Copleted)
 Monitoring of Steel rerolling mills “plan” (Drafted
Monitoring Activities

 Total number of industries visited under Air

Section is more than 52 where in most of the
cases legal action was taken against the
violators.
 Total number of industries visited under
Effluent Monitoring Section is more than 45
 Monitoring of particulate matter and heavy
metal in tsp at pilot areas of karachi
Research Conducted
 Application of Artificial Neural Network in Ambient Air Quality of
Korangi Industrial Area.
 By: A.Fatah
Supervisor: Dr. Khadija Qureshi (Prof. Chair Person )
Chemical Eng. Dept. Mehran University Jamshoro
 Comparative Study of criterion pollutant levels in residential and
industrial area of Karachi.
By: Aurangzeb Junejo
Sup: Dr. Khan Muhammad Qureshi (Prof/ Dir/ Inst: of
Envi. Enginering and Management),
Mehran University Jamshoro
Targets To be Achieved:
 Implementation of the Monitoring Plans in Pilot Areas.
 Revision of Monitoring Plan on the basis of actually obtained
data.
 Modifications in the SOPs.
 Preparation and implementation of maintenance manual for Lab
equipments.
 Revision of maintenance plan of the Laboratory.
 Repair of faulty instruments.
 Development of Data Center of Ambient Air Quality for Sindh in
Karachi.
 Implantation of Q/A and Q/C in Laboratory Management System
 Technical trainings and lab managing trainings based on ISO
17025.
 Adoption project activities on permanent footings.
 Regularization of Project staff
 THANKS…………….