Air Pollution and Prevention
Keywords:
Air pollution, Life expectancy, Environmental issue, Industrialization, Pollutants, Sustainable environment., Man-made source, Radioactive substance, Global warming, Stratospheric Ozone- Reasons, Depletion and Remedies, Interlinked, Environment, Emissions, Destructive, Atmosphere, Rice cultivation, Modernization of Agriculture, Air quality index, Human beings, Saponins, Calotropis gigantea, NMR, Leaching, SpectrumSynopsis
India is the world’s second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy of Indian by 5 years. Air pollution in India is a major environmental issue. The fast growth in motor vehicle and industrialization have contributed to the high levels of air pollution in urban areas. The present chapter aims to discuss different aspects of air pollution and its control measures in India. Air pollution has become a serious problem that threat in the recent years posing serious risks to environment and social wellbeing. In India, the policy action to address air pollution is urgently needed. Due to the presence of different sources of pollutants, the problems of air pollution as well as solutions become complex.
It’s no secret that the increase in air pollution has taken an extraordinary toll on both the quality and longevity of life in India. Nine of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in India. And, according to a recent report from the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago (EPIC), air pollution shortens human life expectancy in Delhi by ten years. This report also confirms that in addition to the Indo-Gangetic plain being the most polluted region in the world, with its air quality failing to meet World Health Organisation guidelines, the average Indian will lose five years of life expectancy as a result.
Chapters
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A Descriptive Study of Air Pollution in India
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Air Pollution in Guwahati City- An Analytical Study
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Stratospheric Ozone- Reasons for Depletion and Remedies
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The Sources, Effects and Prevention of AirPollution
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Modernization of Rice Cultivation in Assam and Its Impact on Air Pollution
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Air Pollution and Environmental Ethics
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NMR Analysis of Pharmaceutically Active Secondary Metabolite of Plant Saponin
