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OUT DOOR AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH EFFECTS: A CASE STUDY

Vijaybhaskar, B., R.V.Jebarajasekhar, P.Muthusubramanian “Out Door Air Quality And Health Effects: A Case Study” in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003. Chennai: Department of Geography, University of Madras and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Pages 604 – 609.

Abstract:

Outdoor air pollution affects several aspects of the environment and economy, but most importantly, human health, and so the investigations on the status of outdoor air quality and the health of the inhabitants in Indian urban areas are imperative. In this connection, gaseous and particulate pollution is estimated by adopting CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) standard methods and primary health data is collected from the residents by questionnaire technique at three selected areas in Madurai city. At one of the chosen sites, blood lead concentrations of the inhabitants is also measured. The impact of air pollution on human health is assessed and it can be concluded that inflexible execution of pollution abatement measures is inevitable to safeguard the health of the people of this city.

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