Air pollution and its impact on health status

Author: 
Richa Khare, Smriti Khare and Nimisha Mishra

We are facing severe problems due to air pollution and other factors. Due to increase in the number of vehicles, industries etc and other waste are responsible for increasing the pollution level. The main cause of exposure to polluted atmosphere has been found to cause various diseases. Studies related to quality of air have been performed. During this study, the concentration of certain pollutants i.e. SPM, NOX and SOx in air at different location in India, it was found out that there is direct correlation between higher percentage of these pollutants in air with various heath disorders like asthama, cardiological problems, diabetes etc. In this paper, the study and interesting finding regarding the impact of these pollutants on diabetic patients are discussed.

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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2019.18631.3568
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