Top-down Assessment of Air Pollution and GHGs for Dhaka, Bangladesh: Analysis of GAINS Derived Model Data, 2011.
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Scott Randall, Norwegian Air Research Institute.
The city of Dhaka was chosen for this assessment due to the current ongoing project Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN), which concentrates mostly on the capital city Dhaka. Through the BAPMAN project, a total bottom-up emissions inventory is currently being performed, and it is useful to the project to compare top-down emissions data results.
Results from the GAINS model assessment for Dhaka shows that for 2010 the total PM2.5 emissions were 35000 tons/year, and the total PM10 emissions were 45000 tons/year. The top sectors making up the PM emissions included Industry and Residential sectors, where the specific sub-sectors were brick/cement production and residential cooking respectively. The top fuels making up the emissions were “no fuel use” and “fuelwood direct”.
