Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
ISSN: 2375-4397
Bashir Ahmad Ganai
India
Research Article
Brick kilns: Cause of Atmospheric Pollution
Author(s): Bhat Mohd Skinder, Ashok K. Pandit, Afeefa Qayoom Sheikh and Bashir Ahmad Ganai
Bhat Mohd Skinder, Ashok K. Pandit, Afeefa Qayoom Sheikh and Bashir Ahmad Ganai
This is the first type of study that has been undertaken where mushrooming of brick kilns (more than 15 brick kilns just in 2 km diameter) is deteriorating the air quality. Although industrialization is very important for the development of a country, this is a bitter fact that it speeds up the process of environmental degradation as was observed at the Panzan village of district Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir state (India). The monitoring of brick kiln emissions was carried out on 8 hourly basis to estimate the pollution level of gaseous pollutants like oxides of sulphur (SOx), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), particulate pollutants (Respirable particulate matter-RSPM) and (Non-Respirable Suspended particulate matter- NRSPM) during the non-operational and operational phases of brick kilns in the months from April to September 2012. The results revealed th.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4397.1000112