 "National Pollution Prevention Day: How to protect children from environmental risks!")
Of all of the air pollutants, fine particulate matter has the greatest effect on human health. New Delhi: Taking steps to prevent pollution is critical at this point of time, especially in a country like India, which has the world's most polluted cities.
Because pollution prevention reduces the amount of pollution generated by a process, whether by industry, agriculture or consumers.
Currently, the national capital, Delhi, is reeling under high levels of pollution with high particle pollutant in air crossing the safe limits.
On Thursday, the air quality in the national capital remained 'severe' for the second consecutive day, posing serious health threats to the residents.
On the occasion of National Pollution Prevention Day, Krishan Chugh and Neetu Talwar from Fortis Memorial Research Institute throw light on most usual sources of air pollution and ways to prevent children from it.
Some of the most common sources of air pollution are household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities, unpaved roads, forest fires etc.
Common pollutants found in them are particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
Particulate matter (PM), also called particle pollution, is the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air.
Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke, are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Others are so small they can only be detected using an electron microscope.
Of all of the air pollutants, fine particulate matter has the greatest effect on human health.
It is an environmental health problem that affects people worldwide, but low- and middle-income countries disproportionately experience this burden.
Here are a few tips to keep children protected from from air pollution, one of world's largest environmental health risks, one of world's largest environmental health risks. The basic ways to reduce air pollution include educating friends, family and neighbourhood regarding:
The National Pollution Prevention Day is observed every year on 2nd December in India. The main objectives of the day is to -
This day is also observed in the memory of people who lost their lives in Bhopal gas calamity, which occurred in the year 1984 on the night of 2–3 December.
(With ANI inputs)
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