Air quality, emissions, and source contributions analysis for the Greater Bengaluru region of India

Key Messages

•Review of the air quality data and studies for the city of Bengaluru, India.

•A multi-pollutant emission inventory at 1-km grid resolution for the Greater Bengaluru region.

•Particulate pollution dispersion modeling using WRF-CAMx models to estimate local and non-local source contributions.

•A review of the interventions under implementation and proposed for better air quality.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2019.01.002

(*K.A. Nishadh, Sudhir Gota, Arijit Chanda, and Puja Jawahar are the other authors of this paper.)