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Table 4. Source Categories and Types of Sources of Air Pollution in Delhi
Source Category
Types of Sources
Area Sources
 Domestic cooking & heating
 Burning of waste derived fuels
 Bakeries
 Crematoria
 Hotels & Restaurants
 Open rat outs
 Open burning (refuse/biomass/tyre etc. burning)
 Paved & unpaved roads, Construction/Demolition/Alteration activities for buildings, roads, flyovers
Point Sources
 Waste incinerators
 Large scale industries
 Smail scale industries
Vehicular Sources
 2 Wheelers (Scooters, Motor Cycles, Mopeds)
 3 Wheelers (CNG)
 4 Wheelers (Gasoline, Diesel, CNG)
 LCVs (Light Commercial Vehicles)
 Trucks (Trucks, min-trucks, multi-axie trucks)
 Buses (Diesel, CNG)
(Extract from Table 3.4: Air Quality Monitoring, Emission Inventory and Source Apportionment Studies –Delhi
R. Gopalaswami et al. A Study on Effects of Weather, Vehicular Traffic and Other Sources of Particulate Air Pollution on
the City of Delhi for the Year Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 2,
doi: /jephh-4-2-1
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