There are various sources of Air Pollution:
- Lung Care Foundation
- 011 - 4225 2328
- lung@lcf.org.in
Outdoor Air Pollution
Sources of Outdoor Air Pollution
Stationary Sources
- Public Power Production
- Industrial Combustion
- Production Processes
- Biomass Combustion
- Fossil Fuel Combustion
- Solvent Production / Use
- Waste Management / Disposal
- Agriculture
Mobile Sources
Road Transport (Automobile, Vehicles)
- 57% Transportation
- 21% Fuel Combustion
(except in vehicles) - 12% Industrial Processes
- 10% Miscelleneous
Sources of air pollution
Outdoor Air Pollution is India's Fifth Largest Killer
According to a Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, Outdoor air pollution has became the fifth largest killer in India after high blood pressure, indoor air-pollution, tobacco-smoking and poor nutrition.
OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Outdoor air pollution has been recognized as a source of discomfort for centuries as smoke, dust and obnoxious odors.
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Indoor Air Pollution is 5 – 100 times more than the outdoor air pollution. Indoor air pollution is a concern in the developing countries
what is air pollution
Contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter in concentrations that endanger
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