Copyright © 2014 by Modern Scientific Press Company, Florida, USA International Journal of Modern Biology and Medicine, 2014, 5(3): 100-110 International Journal of Modern Biology and Medicine Journal homepage: www.ModernScientificPress.com/Journals/IJBioMed.aspx ISSN: 2165-0136 Florida, USA Article Air Qaulity Monitoring and Effects of Air Pollution on Animal Health in Bhopal India Parvaiz Ahmad Rather * , Ashwani Wanganeo, Basharat Mushtaq, Manzoor Ahmad Wani, Bilal Ahmad Bhat Department of Environmental Sciences and Limnology Barkatullah University Bhopal * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: uzairsultan88@gmail.com Tel: 09419413955/08518807562 Article history: Received 28 May 2014, Received in revised form 1 September 2014, Accepted 5 September 2014, Published 6 September 2014. Abstract: Atmospheric concentration of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides suspended particulate matter (SPM) are on the rise, causing serious air pollution. Emission from stationary sources (fossil fuel combustion gases) and mobile sources (tail pipe) emissions contain pollutants such as Sox, Nox and particulate matter. Sox and Nox when inhaled causes respiratory disease. Very fine particulate matter is suspended in the air and hence called suspended particulate matter. It is considered to cause respiratory diseases and climatic changes. This article describes the role of monitoring of ambient air quality and pollutants emission sources in solving air pollution problems and effects of air pollution on animal health, primarily through monitoring activities. Keywords: SOX, NOX, SPM, RSPM, nRSPM, air pollution, animal health 1. Introduction Clean air is considered to be a basic requirement for human health and wellbeing. Airborne particulate matter (PM) has been a concern for at least the last century, initially as a nuisance dust and more recently as the effects resulting in acute mortality and morbidity. (McClellan et al., 1998)