Emission inventory for rice straw field open burning in Guntur (district), Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Author | Revanth, Vanama Sai |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.JNTUK-16-06 |
| Subject(s) | Climatic changes Crop residues Air--Pollution--Evaluation--India Burning of land--India Incineration--India |
| Note | A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | |
| Abstract | Open biomass burning releases a considerable amount of air pollution in the rural and sub - urban areas. The present study conducted an emission inventory of rice straw (RS) open burning in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh state , India for the year 2 014. A questionnaire survey was conducted among the local farmers of the Guntur district to get information of the agricultural practices and fraction burn in the fields. A total of 114 questionnaires were collected from 57 mandals of the district. T he survey results showed that most burning activities were happening in the Kharif crop season i.e. , in the months of January and December. Whereas , in Rabi crop season , most of the burning activities were happened in months of April and May . On an average 29 % of the rice straw was burned in the fields in both seasons. Most of the farmers use RS for animal feeding. T he annual emissions of pollutants fro m rice straw field open burning in Guntur in 2014 were carbon monoxide (CO); oxides of nitrogen (NO x ); sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ); ammonia (NH 3 ); particulate matter (PM 10 ); particulate matter (PM 2.5 ); elemental carbon (EC); organic carbon (OC); carbon dioxide (CO 2 ); methane (CH 4 ) and nitrousoxide (N 2 O) in ton n es per year were, 30174; 740; 143; 1330; 4693; 4465; 165 ; 1994; 381882 ; 3111 and 32 respectively . T he temporal and spatial variation of emissions in the district was also estimated . T he high and low emission estimates of all the species showed the uncertainty range from - 76% to 144 %. Further study should focus on the whole state and also the country , and should include the emission factors determined by measurements to incorporate the local conditions of the RS field open burning in the country. |
| Year | 2016 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Previous Degree Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kainada, India (JNTUK) |
| Chairperson(s) | Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shipin, Oleg;Agustain, Didin Permadi;Verma, Ram Lal |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Research report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 |