Quantitative estimation of dust fall and smoke particles in Quetta Valley

Quantitative estimation of dust fall and smoke particles in Quetta Valley first-author †E-mail:waseemq2000@yahoo.com †E-mail:waseemq2000@yahoo.com waseemq2000@yahoo.com Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300, Pakistan Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300, Pakistan Tightening of air quality standards for populated urban areas has led to increasing attention to assessment of air quality management areas, where violation of air quality standards occurs, and development of control strategies to eliminate such violation of air quality standards. The Quetta urban area is very densely built and has heavy motorized traffic. The increase of emissions mainly from traffic and industry are responsible for the increase in atmospheric pollution levels during the last years. The dust examined in the current study was collected by both deposit gauge and Petri dish methods at various sites of Quetta Valley. Smoke particles were obtained by bladder method from the exhausts of various types of motor vehicles. The concentration of lead found in the smoke ranged from 1.5×10 −6 to 4.5×10 −6 . Particulate matter (PM) Dust fall Smoke Lead Gasoline INTRODUCTION 1 Over the recent decades extensive research on atmospheric particles in urban environments was carried out. Most of the following papers refer to their authors’ contribution to air pollution and the effects on human health (Dzubay and Mamane, 1989 1989 ; van Borm et al., 1989 1989 ; 1990 1990 ; Rojas et al., 1990 1990 ; Paoletti et al., 1991 1991 ; 1999 1999 ; Al-Rajhi et al., 1996 1996 ; McMurry et al., 1996 1996 ; Querol et al., 1996 1996 ; BéruBé et al., 1997 1997 ; Esteve et al., 1997 1997 ; Harrison et al., 1997 1997 ; Zou and Hooper, 1997 1997 ; Kasparian et al., 1998 1998 ; Chan et al., 1999 1999 ). Other articles mention effects of particulates on building stone decay (Haynie, 1985 1985 ; 1986 1986 ; Lanting, 1986 1986 ; Leysen et al., 1987 1987 ; Zappia et al., 1991 1991 ; Hutchinson et al., 1992 1992 ; Nord et al., 1994 1994 ; Rodríguez-Navarro and Sebastián, 1996 1996 ; Esbert et al., 1996 1996 ; Torfs and van Grieken, 1997 1997 ; Ausset et al., 1998 1998 ; Grossi et al., 1998 1998 ). The PM (particulate matter) generated by road traffic can be categorized according to its mode of formation. Research has mostly focused on vehicle exhaust particulate emissions, because it was generally assumed that fuel combustion is the primary mechanism of particles formation, although there are a number of other processes such as mechanical abrasion and corrosion, which can also result in PM being directly released to the atmosphere. The most important processes include road surface wear, tyre wear and brake wear. Other possible processes are clutch wear and corrosion of vehicle components (Wahlin et al., 2006 2006 ). Particle (also called particulate matter or PM) pollution is the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke, are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Others are so small, they can only be detected using an electron microscope. Particle pollution includes that of “inhalable coarse particles” with diameters ranging from 2.5 μm to 10 μm and “fine particles” with diameters equal to or smaller than 2.5 μm. These particles come in many sizes and shapes and can be made up of hundreds of different chemicals. Some particles, known as primary particles are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires. Others form in complicated reactions in the atmosphere of chemicals such as sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides that are emitted from power plants, industries and automobiles. These particles, known as secondary particles, make up most of the fine particle pollution in the country (United States Environment Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/air/particles/basic.html http://www.epa.gov/air/particles/basic.html ). The term dust fall refers to aerosols with diameter equal to or greater than 10 μm and has the capability to settle down after temporary suspension in air (Ahmad, 1975 1975 ; Cadle, 1975 1975 ; Espinosa et al., 2001 2001 ). Dust fall is a typical primary air pollutant. It is a complex material, the composition of which is seldom constant with the concentration of heavy metals in it being extremely variable (Jacobs, 1960 1960 ). Bowl shaped Quetta Valley is about 1650 m above mean sea level, and is bounded by the Murdar mountain ranges with peak height of 3134 m. Chiltan (peak height 3261 m) almost parallels it by 10~16 km on the east and west of the valley, somewhat farther are the mountain ranges of Zarghoon (peak height 3519 m) and Takatoo (peak height 3401 m) enclosing the valley along the Northeast and Northwest directions (Haleem, 1991 1991 ). Quetta, the capital and largest city of Balochistan Province, has population of about 1.4 million. Increasing automobiles traffic in the city and use of agriculture land for constructing buildings have spoiled the environment of the city. The major sources of air pollutants entering the municipal district of Quetta area are old poorly maintained diesel engined local buses running between city and suburbs, two stroke petrol engine rickshaws fueled by lubricating oil, the oily exhaust smoke and benzene constitute the main hazards (Faiz et al., 1996 1996 ). Since there is no control of exhaust gases, they emit black smoke of incomplete combustion fuel all over the city (Kalabokas et al., 2001 2001 ). In addition to motor vehicles, industrial enterprises situated within the city, thermal power station, stone crusher plants, and brick kilns contribute substantially to the atmospheric pollution of Quetta, which has no surface water sources in the form of sea, river, stream, canal, lake (the only lake has almost dried of due to the drought), spring, etc., and is also situated in arid zone therefore, dry weather is also a reason of air dust. Roadside burning of rubbish occurs to some extent, producing smoke obnoxious. Poisonous phosgene (carbonyl chloride) and hydrogen chloride gases from the burning of PVC plastic are added to the existing pollution. During summer, the tendency towards stagnation (Leopold, 1947 1947 ) under the influence of stable air in the centre of Quetta Valley with accumulation of primary pollutants (e.g., SO 2 , NO) and secondary pollutants (e.g., NO 2 and peroxyacetylnitrates, PAN) along-with aerosols which are suspended fine particles such as water droplets, dust and soot, the dangers they pose range from eye and throat irritation to global warming and under the influence of sunlight contribute to the smog. This paper is focused on the dust fall and smoke and presents a methodology to study solid particles in urban atmospheres. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1 The dust samples were collected by gravitational dust sampling method (Warner, 1976 1976 ; Hicks et al., 1980 1980 ; Cadle et al., 1986 1986 ) 24 h a day in the month of October, 2005. During collection of dust fall samples with the help of Petri dish and deposit gauge methods, the weather was dry. Smoke samples were obtained with the help of bladders attached to automobile exhausts. Time factor and heavy and light transport vehicles were specially considered. All plastic ware used during the experiments and for storage of reagents and standards was precleaned with 20% HCl, thoroughly rinsed with deionised water, stored in plastic bags to prevent contamination before being used. Deposit gauge method 2 Deposit gauges were setup with collecting bowls and bottles at ten suitable places selected in various parts of the city. The deposit gauges were placed about 3 m above ground level to avoid interference from animals and the public. After one month the deposited materials were analyzed. Petri dish method 2 Ten suitable places were selected for placing Petri dishes approximately 200 m to 1500 m apart from each other within the city. The sites selected were about 3 m above ground level, to avoid the interference by animals and the public. Every 24 h, the dishes were collected in the same order in which they were placed; the contents of the dishes were weighed. Bladder method 2 Smoke particles were collected by tying the bladders near the exhausts of motorcycles, rickshaws, cars, wagons and buses. The bladders were weighed before and after filling. The bladders were tightly closed for about 24 h, and then the air was released very carefully (so that no smoke particles were driven out), and then weighed. The bladders were rinsed several times with 20% nitric acid, and collected after each sample, and bladder content was assayed for lead on atomic absorption spectrometer. In this method, the weight of smoke particles released from the different vehicles per unit time as well as quantity of lead in the smoke was calculated. The emission of smoke particles is greater especially at the intersections. Therefore, the emission of smoke particles was estimated at different intersections within the city. This was estimated by counting the number of different types of vehicles passing a crossing point per hour. It was estimated that each vehicle spent 10 s in the vicinity of a crossing point. From the above information, we were able to estimate the emission of smoke particles at different sites in the city. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 1 The sites selected for this study were on the main as well as on the side roads. Tables 1 1 and 2 2 show the mass of air dust collected by deposit gauge method and Petri dish method respectively at various sites of city for 30 d. These measurements were taken for comparison in the central city area at congested places and in clean and thinly populated area such as cantonment. It is evident from the table that the mass of dry deposition is fairly indicative of the emission sources of particulate material. The highest deposition levels are found on locations where smoke and automobile exhaust emissions are present in higher amounts and where automobiles traffic is held up for long period of time. The main road crossings (b, e, j) (see city map, Fig. 1 1 ) in the city centre where the buildings are large, the wind velocity is low which results in comparatively high depositions of particulate materials. Observation station (marked on map) Average mass of PM (g/24 h) RSD b 0.29 2.9 d 0.37 4.3 e 0.39 2.5 h 0.41 1.5 l 0.40 3.8 Observation station (marked on map) Average mass of PM (g/24 h) RSD a 0.25 1.7 b 0.39 2.1 c 0.22 1.5 d 0.31 1.1 e 0.32 1.8 f 0.31 2.4 g 0.20 1.8 h 0.26 1.4 i 0.25 1.3 j 0.31 2.1 The probable contribution of particulate matter at Quetta City came mainly from stone crusher plants, brick kilns, solid waste disposals and their incinerations, fuel combustion, industrial effluents, soil dusts due to strong ground turbulence due to wind, poor sanitation and locomotive exhausts, especially smoke due to poor maintenance of vehicles. In addition to all these emission sources, dry weather conditions lead to heavy accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere, especially when the only mechanism for removing pollutants is dry deposition by turbulent diffusion and gravitational sedimentation, as it seldom rains in the city in the major part of the year. From last few years during summer, the dust storms are raised from the desert (Dasht-e-Lut, Iran) and dust clouds in the absence of wind cover the whole region and sprinkle dust over the valley for 3~4 d cutting off the sunlight and decreasing the visibility to the extent where the air traffic ceases. This sort of dust clouds is caused by the severe drought for the past six years. Different smoke samples at fixed time interval from various motor vehicles were collected. The weights of smoke particles are summarized in Table 3 3 . The total numbers of different types of vehicle, which pass different intersections per hour, are listed in Table 4 4 . Sample No. Vehicle type Average mass (g/s) ( n =20) RSD 1 Auto-cycle 0.02 1.8 2 Auto-rickshaw 0.07 2.5 3 Motor car 0.05 2.5 4 Wagon 0.04 3.6 5 Bus 0.05 2.9 Data collected for daytime only Stations (marked on map) Average number of vehicles (h) ( n =12) * * RSD b 413 4.5 h 373 5.1 j 370 3.5 k 401 3.5 l 388 4.9 It was reported that the average content of lead in gasoline is 0.19 g/L and estimated that 70%~80% of the gasoline lead content is emitted to the atmosphere in automobile exhaust fumes (Rodriguez-Flores and Rodriguez-Castellon, 1982 1982 ). The quantity of lead in smoke was found high in heavy vehicles like buses as shown in Table 5 5 . The dangers involved after inhaling these smoke particles are obvious. The National Environment Standard Pakistan ( http://www.cpp.org.pk http://www.cpp.org.pk ) shows the value of lead in air to be 50 mg/m 3 equivalent to 0.05×10 −6 . The gasoline in Pakistan contains lead as tetraethyl lead used as anti-knocking material, and is emitted from automobile exhausts along-with other contaminants. The atmospheric pollution due to lead has toxic effects on animals as well as on plants. Sample No. Name of vehicles Lead (×10 −6 ) 1 Auto-cycle 1.5 2 Auto-rickshaw 3.0 3 Motor car 3.5 4 Wagon 4.0 5 Bus 4.5 CONCLUSION 1 The high concentration of lead in air shows that safety standards for road transport are inadequate. Stringent rules are required to implement the safety standards. The severe drought in the past decade and human activities are mainly responsible for the increased amount of particulate matter. 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