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dc.contributor.authorYatigammana, S-
dc.contributor.authorFernando, G-
dc.contributor.authorLiyanage, M-
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-06T05:37:35Z-
dc.date.available2022-10-06T05:37:35Z-
dc.date.issued2022-02-11-
dc.identifier.issn2961-5011-
dc.identifier.urihttps://rda.sliit.lk/handle/123456789/3035-
dc.description.abstractAir pollution has become one of the greatest challenges that the world is facing today. According to World Health Organization (WHO)there are 4.2 million annual deaths due to outdoor air pollution. Furthermore, about 90% of global population breathe polluted air. The most harmful cause of outdoor air pollution is recognized to be unorganized traffic management. In the instance of Sri Lanka, Kandy city has been recognized as crucial where necessary actions are required to be taken. This study presents harmful emission values produced by a daily count of vehicles entering the city alongside respiratory diseases and illnesses recorded. Detailed analysis provides pollutant emissions due to unorganized traffic management within Kandy city concentrating over locations from Getambe Junction to Kandy Clock tower and from the city centre towards Mahaiyawa Tunnel and Ampitiya Junction (locations are pinned on figure 1). Calculation of pollutant factors are intended to be done using three main methods namely, Tier 1, Tier 2 and V/C ratio method aided by vehicle fuel type, fuel efficiency, travelled distance and carriageway congestion values. Emission values for pollutants Carbon monoxide (CO), Nitrogen oxides (N2O, NOX) and Sulphur dioxide (SO2) were identified in this study along with PM2.5 and PM10 values. It was to be seen that, over 100,000 vehicle cross Kandy city limits on both weekdays and surprisingly higher values in weekend with each carriageway within the city resulting over a 65% of congestion value. With 31% of daily trips being travel to work, the public transport system fails to deliver its purpose efficiently and effectively. With unorganized traffic management, stagnant and slowmoving vehicles tend to pollute 41% more SO2 and 14% more NOX gasses above global standards affecting the first five kilometers from the city center, which claimed to facilitate the zone of highest quality of life. Current records show PM2.5 values in Kandy to read above 50μg/m3 and PM10 values to be as high as 100μg/m3.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSLIITen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProceedings of the SLIIT International Conference On Engineering and Technology,;Vol. 01-
dc.subjectKandyen_US
dc.subjectAir pollutionen_US
dc.subjectTraffic managementen_US
dc.subjectEmissionen_US
dc.subjectRespiratoryen_US
dc.subjectSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleA Study on Local Air Pollution Due to Transport Emissions in Kandy Cityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.54389/BUOT2540-
Appears in Collections:Proceedings of the SLIIT International Conference On Engineering and Technology Vol. 01(SICET) 2022

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