AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION IN MAHARASHTRA, AURANGABAD

Abstract: Numerous health problems in both people and animals have been linked to air pollution. The investigation of how air pollution impacts health is ongoing, some dangerous diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and abnormalities of the reproductive, respiratory nervous, immune systems and Cancer are currently among the public health concerns. In the current study, we are attempting to determine the Aurangabad city's air quality, which can be useful in reducing air pollution. The results demonstrate that SBES college station is the most polluted and has the worst Air Quality Index of all the tested stations. Low air quality indices are seen at the final three stations, Waluj MIDC, C.A.D.A., and Collector Office. The AQI results for each sampling station indicate that the number of pollutants in the air in Aurangabad is steadily increasing, which is lowering the city's air quality. The air quality in those locations is poor to very poor. The results of the current study may serve to awaken people who are complacent about air pollution