Airborne Particulate Matter

Dr. Saurabh Sonwani is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Environmental Studies, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi. Till now, he has eight years of research and three years of teaching experience in the field of Environmental Sciences. He has completed his M.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has been awarded M.Phil. and Ph.D. from School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India & worked in the field of Atmospheric Science. He has been awarded a CSIR-JRF in the subject of Earth, Atmospheric, Planetary and Ocean Sciences and UGC-NET in Environmental Sciences. He has published several research papers, book chapters and books in highly reputed journals/publishers in the areas of Air Pollution and Environmental Health. He is currently associated with TOAR-IGAC project, USA as a member and co-author in publications. He is serving as an Associate Member of APSI, EnviroComp Institute, USA. He is also an active member of iLEAPS community, UK from South Asia and Middle east Region working for early career scientist.Dr. Anuradha Shukla is Chief Scientist and Advisor of Research and Development at Department of Transportation Planning and Environment Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India. She has completed her M.Sc and M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology and awarded Ph.D degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Delhi. Her area of expertise is Air pollution due to Road Transport. She was a recipient of Prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program Fellowship, Visiting Fellow at the University of Birmingham, U.K, Visiting Scientist, International Scientist Exchange Programmer under IndoHungarian S&T Program of Cooperation etc. She has also published more than 100 research papers in international and national journals of high impact factor.  She is also servedas Chairperson, Solid Waste Management Sectional Committee CHD- 33, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Govt. of India, Member, Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Projects related to Infrastructure Development, Coastal Regulation Zone, Building/Construction and Miscellaneous projects. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, Member, Environment protection and waste management sectional committee CHD- 32, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Govt. of India.

• 1 Introduction to Airborne Particulate Matter - Source, Chemistry and Health.- 2 Emission Sources of Particulate Matter.- 3 Geographic Distribution and Transport of Atmospheric Particulate Matter.- 4 Airborne particles in indoor and outdoor environments.- 5 High-resolution ambient record of aerosols over Delhi and associated typical health effects.- 6 Characterization of Primary and Secondary Airborne Particulate.- 7 Toxicological implications of fine particulates: sources, chemical composition and possible underlying mechanism.- 8 Bioaerosol and its impact on human health.- 9 Human Health Effects of Particulate Matter.- 10 Impacts and Responses of Particulate Matter Pollution on Vegetation.- 11 Mitigation and Management of Ambient Particulate Matter.- 12 Particulate Matter Regulatory Policies: National and Global Approach.