Role of IAAPC for Better Air Quality in India

Abstract:

Indian Association for Air Pollution Control came into existence in 1976 at the initiative of some very learned Indian scientists. The aim of the association is; 1) to provide an understanding of the air environment and of its pollution, and 2) to provide an active and effective forum for exchange of views and help to educate the general public.
To improve the understanding of complex relationship between air pollutants and nature, it has organized workshops and seminars on subjects like ‘Fine Dust Management in Metropolis’; ‘Ambient Air Quality Standards’; ‘Noise Pollution and Health Effects’; ‘Air Pollution Problems due to Burning of Agricultural Residues’; ‘Utilization of Air Quality Data’; ‘Recent Advances in the Field of Air Quality Management’ etc. and in helping to improve further the understanding of air quality, it organizes every year a theme lecture on some popular environmental subject and publishes a journal called the Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control. In August the Association is organizing a workshop on ‘Hazardous Air Pollutants: Monitoring and Control’. The subject for discussion is chosen in liaison with Central Pollution Control Board. The Association is thus playing a key role in helping the Government of India to lay down standards for better air quality, and simultaneously triggering the scientific community to take up research on important air quality issues. Association is represented at various Government Committees through its active members. UNEP had also invited the Association to the stake holder’s meeting at Male in 2007.

Keywords: association, ambient air quality, journal, hazards, standards