Air Pollution from Cement Plants: Case Study on Particulate Matter in Bihar, India

Q3 Environmental Science

Environmental Claims Journal Pub Date : 2020-01-23 DOI:10.1080/10406026.2020.1714200

M. C. Jena, Sarat Mishra, H. S. Moharana

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Abstract

Abstract Environmental pollution and its impact is a major challenge for this age of industrialization and urbanization. It is becoming difficult to breathe fresh air in the cities and industrial areas. Both indoor and outdoor air quality is becoming worse day by day. A study has been conducted to find out the level of particulate matter concentration inside a village near to a cement plant located in Bihar, India to know the impact of the cement plant on the ambient environment. The present study clearly indicates that during night time particulate matter concentrations of the village environment were high compared to the day times. It is also observed that there is a high concentration of particulate matter in the ambient air compared to WHO air quality guideline values in both the cases(day times and night times) due to emission from the nearby cement plant. Hence this study suggests that the cement plants and other similar industries should take proper actions to maintain the air quality standard in the ambient areas.In the last part of the article some of the pollution control techniqueshas been discussed in brief which would be helpful to the industries to improve their environmental sustainability targets.

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水泥厂造成的空气污染:印度比哈尔邦颗粒物案例研究

环境污染及其影响是这个工业化和城市化时代面临的重大挑战。在城市和工业区呼吸新鲜空气变得越来越困难。室内外空气质量日益恶化。为了了解水泥厂对周围环境的影响，在印度比哈尔邦的一个水泥厂附近的村庄里进行了颗粒物浓度研究。本研究清楚地表明，与白天相比，夜间村庄环境的颗粒物浓度较高。还观察到，由于附近水泥厂的排放，在这两种情况下(白天和夜间)，环境空气中的颗粒物浓度都高于世卫组织空气质量指导值。因此，本研究建议水泥厂和其他类似行业应采取适当措施，以维持周围地区的空气质量标准。在文章的最后一部分，简要讨论了一些污染控制技术，这将有助于工业提高其环境可持续性目标。

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Environmental Claims Journal Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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期刊介绍： The Environmental Claims Journal is a quarterly journal that focuses on the many types of claims and liabilities that result from environmental exposures. The ECJ considers environmental claims under older business insurance policies, coverage and claims under more recent environmental insurance policies, as well as toxic tort claims. Exposures and claims from all environmental media are considered: air, drinking water, groundwater, soil, chemicals in commerce and naturally occurring chemicals. The journal also considers the laws, regulations, and case law that form the basis for claims. The journal would be of interest to environmental and insurance attorneys, insurance professionals, claims professionals, and environmental consultants.