A source apportionment study by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, which seeks to identify sources of pollution in the ambient air in the city and find out solutions to reduce them is nearing completion. It is likely to be ready in a couple of months.
“Eighteen locations covering varied usages, including industrial, residential and kerbside were chosen and sources of emissions studied. Pollution levels at hotspots are being studied,” said a source at IIT Madras, which was chosen as the Institute of Repute to carry out the project.
