GIS-Based On-Road Vehicular Emission Inventory for
Lucknow, India
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Dhirendra Singh 1; Sheo Prasad Shukla 2; Mukesh Sharma 3; Sailesh N. Behera 4; Devendra Mohan 5;
Narendra Bahadur Singh 6; and Govind Pandey 7
Abstract: Megacities in India (population more than 10 million) have taken actions to control air-pollution emissions. However, the secondlevel cities (population between one and 10 million) have not drawn an action plan, and people face serious air pollution in these cities. For
one such city, Lucknow, a geographic information system (GIS)-based methodology for emission inventory of on-road vehicles has been
developed. The pollutants include: sulfur dioxide (SO2 ); oxides of nitrogen (NOx ); carbon monoxide (CO); particulate matter (PM); 1,3
butadiene; formaldehyde; acetaldehyde; total aldehydes; and total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Video recording was done
at nine road intersections of varying land-use patterns to assess traffic count and vehicle kilometer travel. Parking lot surveys were carried
out for assessing engine type, vehicle age, etc. and to arrive at a suitable net emission factor for each vehicle category. The 2-wheelers (2-Ws)
and 4-wheelers (4-Ws) dominate the total traffic with an 83% share and are main sources of NOx (46%) and CO (77%). The heavy duty
vehicles (HDVs: buses and trucks), although they account for only 2% of the vehicle fleet, emit disproportionately high emissions (23% of
SO2 , 36% of NOx , and 28% of PM). Spatial cell (2 × 2 km)-wise emission inventory of pollutants indicates that the city center has the highest
pollutant emissions resulting from a large number of vehicles, mostly 2-Ws, 3-Ws, and passenger cars. The inventory information can be used
for short-term and long-term planning to reduce emissions. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000244. © 2014 American Society of
Civil Engineers.
Author keywords: Emissions estimation; Lucknow; India; Vehicular emission inventory; Traffic; Air pollution.
Introduction
Air pollution has emerged as a major challenge, particularly in
urban areas. The problem becomes more complex due to the multiplicity and complexity of the air polluting source mix (e.g., industries, automobiles, generators, domestic fuel burning, road side
dusts, construction activities, etc.). Indian cities have experienced
a phenomenal growth in terms of population, industry, and vehicles. The burgeoning population coupled with rapid growth in
terms of vehicles, construction, and energy consumption has resulted in serious environmental concerns in Indian cities. At the
urban level, air quality is severely affected by vehicular emissions
(Sharma and Khare 2001; Shukla and Sharma 2008). Traffic congestion increases emissions from on-road vehicles (Litman 2013),
1
Research Scholar, Civil Engineering Dept., Institute of Engineering
and Technology Lucknow, Lucknow 226021, India.
2
Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow, Lucknow 226021, India (corresponding author). E-mail:
[email protected]
3
Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.
4
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
5
Professor and Head, Civil Engineering Dept., Indian Institute of
Technology (B.H.U.), Varanasi 221005, India.
6
Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Institute of Engineering and
Technology Lucknow, Lucknow 226021, India.
7
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Madan Mohan Malaviya
Univ. of Technology Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 273010, India.
Note. This manuscript was submitted on December 12, 2013; approved
on July 25, 2014; published online on September 4, 2014. Discussion period
open until February 4, 2015; separate discussions must be submitted for
individual papers. This paper is part of the Journal of Hazardous, Toxic,
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as vehicles spend more time on-road. Vehicular emission in terms
of mass is the major contributor (over 50%) among the various
sources in urban areas: Delhi (64%) and Mumbai (52%) (Gupta
2006). A study by Sood (2012) and a national report on source
apportionment (CPCB 2011), clearly indicate a large vehicular
emission load: 60–70% of carbon monoxide (CO), 30–50% of
oxides of nitrogen (NOx ), and 20–30% of suspended particulate
matter in many cities (Delhi, Kanpur, Chennai, etc.). In addition,
all vehicular emissions occur at ground level and therefore will
have a much greater impact on air quality than elevated sources.
Megacities (population more than 10 million) like Delhi have
taken actions in nearly all sectors to control air pollution over
the past two decades—relocation of polluting industries, introduction of improved emission norms for vehicles, phasing out lead
from gasoline, reduction of sulfur in diesel and benzene in gasoline,
a city public transport fleet running on compressed natural gas
(CNG), and banning of 15-year-old commercial vehicles (CPCB
2011). However, second-level cities, having population between
one and 10 million, are yet to initiate air pollution control activities.
Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh (Fig. 1;
26°52′ N latitude and 80°56′ E longitude), is one such city that
has been selected as a study area. In Lucknow, air pollution levels
for PM10 (particles of size less than 10 μm) have exceed both 24-h
and annual national air quality standards by a factor of 2–3 over the
past five years (UPENVIS 2014).
The city of Lucknow (and other such cities) lacks in basic information on emissions sources, their locations and strengths.
Although the city has no major industries, the number of vehicles
is increasing at a rapid rate; for example, nearly 100,000 vehicles
are added annually in Lucknow (Pandey et al. 2012). As per the
road transport office, the city of Lucknow has over 1.2 million registered vehicles in 2011 (CSIR-IITR 2012). The major vehicle
types are: 2-wheelers (2-Ws), 3-wheelers (3-Ws), 4-wheelers
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Fig. 1. The study area: (a) India (adapted from Delhi Tourism 2013); (b) state of Uttar Pradesh (adapted from Irrigation Department, Uttar Pradesh
2008); (c) city of Lucknow (adapted from Lucknow Nagar Nigam 2013)
(4-Ws), light commercial vehicles (LCVs), and heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs).
Emission inventory (EI) is a basic necessity for planning air pollution control activities. EI provides a reliable estimate of total
emissions of different pollutants, their spatial and temporal distribution, and identification and characterization of main sources.
This information on EI is an essential input to air quality models
for developing strategies and policies. With the above background
in view, as the first step to drawing up an air pollution action plan,
this paper focuses on developing EI of on-road vehicles on a geographic information system (GIS) platform for the city of Lucknow
in terms of emissions of particulate matter (PM); sulfur dioxide
(SO2 ); NOx ; CO; 1,3 butadiene; formaldehyde; acetaldehyde; total
aldehydes; and total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs;
compounds having two or more benzene rings). The approach is
unique, as the inventory will be available on GIS and all ArcGIS
tools like ArcMap, ArcCatalogue, etc., which can be effectively
used by various stakeholders for planning air pollution control
and other activities. It is expected that the methodology presented
in this paper can be adopted by other cities in India for initiating air
pollution control activities.
Methodology
Fig. 2 summarizes the stepwise methodology used in this study.
Various maps (of wards, road networks, bodies of water, etc.) of
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Lucknow were collected from different agencies (e.g., Lucknow
Nagar Nigam, Lucknow Development Authority, etc.) and digitized
using ArcGIS 9.2. The topographical map, issued by the Survey of
India (SOI) (prepared in 1977), having a scale of 1∶50,000, was
geo-coded as the base map for geo-referencing other maps. The
map projection chosen was world geodetic system (WGS) 1984
(UTM Zone 44 N). The city was divided into 89 cells of 2 ×
2 km size. Geo-referenced maps were digitized to extract desired
information like city boundaries, road networks, landmark locations, and bodies of water. All the digitized features were superimposed upon a layer of cells. Road lengths in each cell for major
(number of vehicles more than 10,000 per day) and minor (number
of vehicles less than 10,000 per day) roads were calculated from the
digitizing maps using the ArcGIS tool, ArcMap.
Nine traffic intersections (Fig. 1) were video recorded from
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for obtaining traffic composition, i.e.,
2-Ws; 3-Ws; 4-Ws; LCVs; HDVs; and also the traffic volume
(number of vehicles plying on-road per hour).
Various agencies [e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA), U.K. National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (NAEI),
etc.] have developed emission factors for vehicles depending on
their speed, acceleration, braking, road type, number of axles,
and driving cycle. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB
2011) has prescribed emission factors for Indian conditions. The
Indian emission factors are based on engine cubic capacity, vehicle
age, test vehicle model, and engine technology (ARAI 2008).
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NOx , CO, and PM, respectively. In the United Kingdom, the emission factors for all passenger cars for urban environments are reported as: 0.423, 2.867, and 0.015 g=km for NOx, CO, and PM10 ,
respectively (NAEI 2011).
Because internationally available emission factors may not be
applicable in India due to varying driving cycles, road conditions,
vehicle technology, fuel composition, etc., the CPCB (2011) emission factors have been used in this study.
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Parking Lot Surveys
Fig. 2. Stepwise methodology
Wang et al. (2008) used international vehicle emission (IVE) model
(http://www.issrc.org/ive/) in the Shanghai area with emission factors for passenger cars such as: 1.58, 13.34, and 0.01 g=km for NOx,
CO, and PM, respectively. The Indian emission factors for passenger
cars range as: 0.09–0.95, 0.84–8.09, and 0.002–0.180 g=km for
To obtain the prevalence of vehicle technology types operating on
the city roads and fuel used, parking lot questionnaire surveys
(engine technology and capacity, vehicle age, fuel use, etc.) were
done at seven locations (Saharaganj, Bhoothnath, IET, Charbagh,
Aminabad, Chinhut, and Transportnagar) in the city of Lucknow.
Out of total 2,340 vehicles surveyed, the breakdown was: 808
2-Ws; 354 3-Ws; 553 4-Ws; 272 LCVs; and 353 HDVs (Singh
2011). All HDVs and LCVs use diesel. Twenty-one percent of
4-Ws use diesel and the remaining 79% use gasoline. 3-Ws use
compressed natural gas (CNG) and all 2-Ws use gasoline. As an
example, the parking lot survey results of 2-Ws are shown in Fig. 3.
A net emission factor (for each pollutant) was estimated for each
vehicle type (e.g., 2-Ws, 3-Ws etc.). For example, the net emission
factor for 2-Ws in terms mass=km=2-Ws was derived by multiplying the fraction of each 2-W category (obtained from parking
lot survey) by its corresponding emission factor (of that vehicle
category) and then adding these products for all vehicle categories.
Fig. 3. Distribution of 2-Ws in study area (parking lot survey)
Table 1. Derived Net Emission Factors
Net emission factors
(mg=km=vehicle)
Vehicle type
2-Ws
3-Ws
4-Ws
LCVs
HDVs
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Net emission factors (μg=km=vehicle)
CO
NOx
PM
1,3 butadiene
Formaldehyde
Acetaldehyde
Total aldehyde
Total PAHs
2,000
1,890
1,990
3,320
8,720
310
600
400
2,410
9,650
20
200
50
630
830
5.33
5.52
7.83
270.69
6.93
3.97
12.16
10.85
78.81
41.17
0.88
6.49
1.73
8.06
8.29
8.77
29.35
18.13
140.90
79.81
655.09
938.36
283.46
6,640.24
1,765.13
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Table 2. Vehicle Fleet Composition
Vehicle type
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3-Ws
4-Ws
LCVs
HDVs
Total
Total number of vehicles
VKT=day
563,710
136,471
266,873
14,717
23,634
1,005,405
16,097,830
2,587,670
7,519,602
278,188
499,379
26,982,671
Similarly, net emissions factors for other vehicles types plying on
the roads of the city of Lucknow were derived (Table 1).
The emission for each pollutant in all cells was calculated using
data such as: distance traveled by each vehicle per day, number of
vehicles, net emission factors, and road lengths in each cell. The
following expression was used for estimating the emissions:
Ej ¼
X
nVehi × Di × EFij
ð1Þ
where Ej = mass emission per day for pollutant j; i = vehicle
type (e.g., 2-Ws, 3-Ws, etc.); nVeh = number of vehicles per
day; D = distance traveled in km per day; and EF = mass emission
factor per vehicle per km.
For estimating SO2 emissions, only diesel vehicles are considered, as sulfur content in gasoline is much less (0.005%) than in
diesel (0.05%) (CPCB 2010; IITK 2010). Average kilometer run
per liter of diesel is taken as: 10 km for 3-Ws; 15 km for 4-Ws;
7 km for LCVs; and 5 km for HDVs. It is assumed that all the sulfur
is burnt to SO2 (IITK 2010).
Vehicular data in each cell were calculated by the traffic count
survey for each road category (e.g., main highway, minor road,
service road, etc.). The daily vehicular kilometer traveled
(VKT) for all categories of vehicles in each cell were estimated
on the basis of the parking lot surveys and road lengths in
each cell.
The emission depends upon emission factor and VKT. For
2-Ws, 3-Ws, 4-Ws, and LCVs, the emission factors in descending
order are: CO > NOx > PM. The VKT is highest for 2-Ws. In
case of HDVs, the emission factors in descending order are:
NOx > CO > PM. However, it is expected that CO emission will
be the largest, as for most vehicles, CO emission factor is the
highest.
The emissions for each cell were extracted and mapped to
the database prepared using ArcGIS. Finally, spatially resolved
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Fig. 4. Pollutant specific emission contribution of each vehicle type in city of Lucknow: (a) SO2 , PM, and NOx ; (b) CO; (c) total aldehydes,
acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, and 1, 3 butadiene; (d) total PAHs
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Table 3. Traffic and Emission Studies in Different Cities
Serial number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Study area
Population
PM (tons=day)
NOx (tons=day)
Lucknow, Indiaa
(present study)
Kanpur, Indiab,c
Bangalore, Indiab,d
Pune, Indiaa
Delhi, Indiaa,e
Mexico City, Mexicoa
Sao Paulo, Brazila
2,245,509
3.5
24.6
95.9
2,715,555
5,701,446
3,760,636
12,877,470
15,175,862
11,253,503
1.9
22.4
3.3
15.0
15.0
44.7
10.5
146.3
5.0
194.0
411.0
116.0
32.1
—
419.0
509.0
3,900.0
8,214.9
CO (tons=day)
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a
Research done using international vehicle emission (IVE) model (http://www.issrc.org/ive/).
Research done using GIS platform without computational model.
c
IITK (2010).
d
TERI (2010).
e
Goyal et al. (2013).
b
maps for various pollutants were generated for the city of
Lucknow.
Results and Discussion
The 2-Ws, 3-Ws, and 4-Ws show morning and evening peaks between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. The
highest traffic count (214,244) was observed between 5:00 to
7:00 p.m. Large traffic flow of LCVs and HDVs were seen on highways (Lucknow-Sitapur, Lucknow-Hardoi, and Lucknow-Kanpur
highways). In the inner part of the city, the traffic largely consisted
of 2-Ws, 3-Ws, and 4-Ws. Table 2 presents fleet composition and
VKT. The percentage share (in terms of vehicle count and VKT) of
2-Ws is the maximum and of LCVs is the minimum. The emission
contributions of each type of vehicle are shown in Fig. 4.
There were 563,710 2-Ws in the city of Lucknow, which accounted for 56% of the vehicle population. These were responsible
for 31% of NOx and 54% of CO emissions. This is because 2-Ws
are responsible for 59% of total VKT and the number of 2-Ws was
high. 3-Ws, HDVs, 4-Ws, 2-Ws, and LCVs contributed 33, 28, 16,
13, and 11%, respectively, to the total vehicular emissions of PM.
The 3-Ws are one of the frequent modes of public transport within
the city. The parking lot survey reveals that the majority of 3-Ws
were 10–15 years old and were diesel powered. The HDVs account
for only 2% of the vehicle population, but were responsible for 23%
of SO2 , 36% of NOx , and 28% of PM emissions. HDVs are diesel
powered and are 10–15 years old and poorly maintained, which
may be responsible for high SO2 , NOx , and PM emissions.
3-Ws and 2-Ws are major contributors to formaldehyde (42 and
25%), acetaldehyde (68 and 17%), and total aldehydes (47
and 26%) emissions. 2-Ws, LCVs, and 3-Ws contribute 36, 27,
and 21%, respectively, to 1,3 butadiene emissions. 2-Ws and
3-Ws contribute 47 and 37%, respectively, to total PAHs emissions.
This reveals that limiting the usage of 2-Ws and passenger cars can
help to bring down CO emissions, and improving the emission control technology for heavy-duty vehicles is the key to decreasing the
vehicular emissions of SO2 , NOx , and PM emissions in the city.
Table 3 presents the comparison of previous studies with the
current study on vehicular emissions carried in various cities. It
can be seen that there is a large variation in the vehicular emissions
Fig. 5. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of PM (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
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Fig. 6. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of SO2 (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
in different cities even though they have similar human populations. The emission depends on the number of vehicles, availability
of good public transport (e.g., metro or local rail network, etc.),
congestion, etc.
Figs. 5–11 show the spatial distribution of PM, SO2 , CO, NOx ,
1,3 butadiene, total aldehydes, and total PAHs emission loads in
2009. The high emission cells, LK-72, 73, 74, 75, 87 in the inner
city and LK-44, 89, and 102 in the outer city have been identified as
critical cells. In inner critical cells, the emission is due to significant
movement of all types of vehicles except HDVs. Table 4 presents
the population, emissions, and major vehicle type responsible for
high emissions in each critical cell of the city. It can be seen from
Table 4 that in the outer city critical cell, the HDVs and 4-Ws provide a major contribution to emission. In the critical cells of the
inner city, the 2-Ws contribution to PM is high. The 2-Ws and
3-Ws share high emissions of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and
total aldehydes due to their high VKT.
The variations in the emission levels in various cells can be explained by comparing land-use pattern, socioeconomic conditions
of the populations, and its proximity with highway/industrial
Fig. 7. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of NOx (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
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Fig. 8. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of CO (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
activity. The cell numbers LK-72, 73, 74, and 75 fall in the center of
the city, where the land-use pattern is mainly residential and commercial. There are a number of offices (government as well as private) in this area and commercial activities (shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.) are also prevalent. One of the prominent reasons
of high vehicular emission load in these cells is that the vehicle
movement (dominated by 2-Ws, 4-Ws and public transport) is high
in comparison to other cells in the city. Cell numbers LK-76, 89,
100, 102, 113, and 114 are at the outskirts of the city where land use
is mainly residential, but these cells are in proximity to national and
state highways. The movement of 4-Ws and HDVs is high in these
cells, and these are predominant vehicle types responsible for
emission. The areas that have the minimum vehicular emission
(Figs. 5–11) have low population density and the land-use pattern
is purely residential. The majority of areas are newly developed or
under development and have low occupancy. One of the major
Fig. 9. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of 1,3 butadiene (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
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Fig. 10. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of total aldehyde (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
reasons of low emission in these areas is the fact that the minor
roads account for about 80% of road length, and movement of
HDVs and LCVs is restricted to a certain extent.
The vehicular emission inventory developed in this study can be
used both for making broad decisions at the city level and at the cell
level to reduce emission. It is important to note that 3-Ws contribute
significantly in inner cells of the city, and technological improvements in 3-Ws including changes in fuel from diesel to CNG may
greatly help in reducing the emissions. For long-term planning, a
public transport system should be revamped to include introduction
of a nonpolluting metro system so that people would feel discouraged
to use individual 2-Ws, which also contribute heavily to emissions.
The work presented in this paper has further scope for improvement. It is important to validate the data, apply more accurate and
locally relevant emission factors, and account for nonexhaust emissions caused by road-tire interaction. The emission factors used in
this study do not account for driving cycle, including speed of vehicles. Braking, acceleration, idling, and speed can all influence
emissions. In addition, cold and hot starts of engines also influence
emissions. In future work, the authors propose to establish a driving
cycle in Indian cities using a global positioning system (GPS) and
account for start and stop emissions using vehicle occupancy characteristics enumerator (VOCE) units.
Fig. 11. Spatial cell-wise emission inventory of total PAHs (kg=day) (2 × 2 km cell size)
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2-Ws and 3-Ws
2-Ws and 4-Ws
HDVs and LCVs
3-Ws and 4-Ws
2-Ws and 3-Ws
3-Ws and LCVs
HDVs and 3-Ws
2-Ws and 3-Ws
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710.63
585.41
842.15
995.48
941.55
854.72
666.11
833.31
696.97
772.67
711.73
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A GIS-based methodology has been demonstrated and established
for developing a vehicular emission inventory for the city of Lucknow
in terms of PM; SO2 ; NOx ; CO; 1,3 butadiene; formaldehyde; acetaldehyde; total aldehydes; and total PAHs. The 2-Ws dominate the total
traffic with a 56% share and are the main sources of NOx and CO
emissions. 2-Ws are responsible for 59% of total VKT, and 3-Ws contribute over 30% to the total the emissions of PM. The HDVs make up
2% of the vehicle population but were responsible for 23% of SO2 ,
36% of NOx , and 28% of PM emissions. The 2-Ws are major contributors to 1,3 butadiene (36%) and total PAHs (47%) emissions in the
city. 3-Ws is the major contributor to formaldehyde (42%), acetaldehyde (68%), and total aldehydes (47%). A spatial cell-wise emission inventory of pollutants indicates that the city center has the
highest pollutant emissions resulting from a large number of vehicles, which is a mix of mostly 2-Ws, 3-Ws, and passenger cars.
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number
Human
population
CO
NOx
PM
SO2
Total aldehydes
Total PAHs
PM and SO2
Major vehicle type contributor in emissions
Emissions
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Table 4. Emissions in Critical Cells with Human Population
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