ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Improper sanitary procedures.
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Too many people in the cities.
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Cooking and heating with biomass fuels.
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Lack of green cleaning products.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biomass burning is the major cause of air pollution which leads to several chronic illnesses such as lung cancer, acute respiratory infection, asthma, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vehicles are the primary cause of air pollution in urban cities across South Asian countries [23].
Detailed explanation-3: -Sources include road vehicles, heating, the use of coal, charcoal, oil or gas fuels to generate electricity and heat, biomass burning, waste disposal and tobacco smoke. As well as human-made emissions, natural sources include the decay of organic matter (plants and animals), volcanic eruptions, and forest fires.
Detailed explanation-4: -Air pollution in the South-East Asia Region Industry, transportation, coal power plants and household solid fuel usage are major contributors to air pollution. Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, and affects economies and people’s quality of life.
Detailed explanation-5: -Vehicle emissions, fuel oils and natural gas to heat homes, by-products of manufacturing and power generation, particularly coal-fueled power plants, and fumes from chemical production are the primary sources of human-made air pollution.