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IIT-Bombay submits Vasco pollution source study – Times of India

Panaji: IIT Bombay (IIT-B) has submitted the source appropriation study to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to pinpoint the cause of air pollution in Vasco. The report will be finalised at the next board meeting.
Professor Virendra Sethi from IIT-B’s environmental science and engineering department made a detailed presentation of the ‘Source apportionment study’ for air quality in Vasco to GSPCB. Source appropriation tracks down the sources as well as measures the amount of ambient air pollution.
The state has witnessed several agitations due to air pollution in the port town and this report is expected to ascertain the exact cause of pollution.
The technology institute had been tasked with conducting a source appropriation study following allegations of coal pollution at Vasco. The first phase of the report had stated that coal was not the only mineral responsible for the air pollution in the area.
A senior GSPCB official had said that while the interim report hadn’t pinpointed the reason for pollution in Vasco, the second phase would provide details about the exact source of pollution. The first phase began in April 2017 and was completed in May 2018. Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is bearing the cost of the entire study which has been pegged at over Rs94 lakh, a senior GSPCB official said.
The study included aspects such as identification of sampling locations, monitoring ambient air quality, and locating pollution sources. These were conducted as per guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/iit-bombay-submits-vasco-pollution-source-study/articleshow/88482532.cms