Impact Of Stone Crusher On Ambient Air Quality And Human Health Jhansi Region In Bundelkhand U.P

摘要

The aim of study,to evaluate the status of ambient air quality and human health in and around stone crusher industry. The mainparameters considered for study of ambient air quality included suspended particulate matter (SPM), respirable suspended particulatematter (RSPM), respirable, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) and for the assessment of human health used to standardquestionnaire during the period of December 2016 to Novrmber 2017. The results indicate, that the particulate matter was found above theNAAQ standard in and around stone crusher industry i.e. RSPM 1803±71.5 to 140.66±40.68 μg/m3and SPM 3758±29.8 to 300.33 μg/m3).But in case of gaseous pollution average annual mean was recorded below the permissible limit in both selected sites stone crusher unitand Lakshamanpura village, SOx (5.58 to 4.91 μg/m3) and NOx (10.66 to 9.5 μg/m3) respectively. In the survey, which was based onquestionnaire the high prevalence of diseases particularly, respiratory problems 79%, eye irritations 41%, hearing loss 50%, cough 65%,headache 58%, vision defect 52%, wheezing 51%, skin irritation 31%, chest pain 29%, aliment problems 15% and hair loss 9% reportedproblems among population living in and around the neighborhood of stone crusher industry.