Abstract
Air pollution postures global acute health concerns. The mammoth task of abating such a menace is intensified due to the paucity of funds for implementing programs to curtail the effect of toxic releases in air on mankind. Several countries envisage the task of making residents aware of the risks, but the majority of the nations lack sufficient framework to monitor, through real-time mapping of high pollutant concentration. The absolute quantification of real-time mapping can be obtained through various dispersion models. Air Quality Index (AAI) provides essential data about the impending risks on mankind due to the substantial entry of toxins into the atmosphere. Major cities across the globe such as Mumbai, New York, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, Cairo today have been at the receiving end of high levels of toxic releases either from either point source or nonpoint source of pollution. This paper provides an exhaustive detail of the existing air pollutant dispersion models, and with the help of a comparative study, the efficiency of each dispersion model has been illustrated.
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Sachdeva, S., Baksi, S. (2018). Air Pollutant Dispersion Models: A Review. In: Siddiqui, N., Tauseef, S., Bansal, K. (eds) Advances in Health and Environment Safety. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7122-5_20
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