ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Acid Rain
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Water Pollution
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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The Asian Brown Cloud
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Detailed explanation-1: -India, with a large and growing population of over 1.37 billion, has a huge dependence on fossil fuel for its energy requirements. Combustion of these fuel releases toxic gases into the atmosphere resulting in the pollution of air.
Detailed explanation-2: -Additionally, seasonal influences from dust storms, forest fires, open field fires during harvest season, and sea salt near coastal areas. In Indian cities, a major part of air pollution is sourced, all year around, from burning of diesel, petrol, gas, coal, biomass, and waste and resuspended dust.
Detailed explanation-3: -India’s entire population, 1.4 billion people, is exposed to unhealthy levels of ambient PM 2.5-fine particulate matter emitted by factories and cars, among other sources. As of December 8, 2022, government data rated more than sixty cities in India with “poor, ” “very poor, ” or “severe” air quality.