Which are the most important grassroots factors that could help us to keep our air clean ?
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Recent international and local studies state that Indian cities are facing an increasing air pollution crisis ; with toxic air exposure levels being anywhere 4 to 12 times the safe limit
programme with allocated funding to research techniques for monitoring and controlling air pollution , as well as to enforce interstate air pollution regulations pertaining to vehicles and industry . We need to move away from “ Risk based regulation ” to “ Statistical probability ” to address the issue . India ’ s primary regulatory approach licences specified industrial activities to pollute within specified standards . Regulation is therefore not pitched at the level of ambient air quality but kicks in when an individual polluter violates the terms of his licence .
This situation has improved to some extent due to programmes such as the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme initiated by the Central Pollution Control Board . However , the measurement of air pollution remains riddled with problems regarding reliability of instruments , the appropriateness of technology , the regularity and quality of measurements and so on . There is also a paucity of scientific studies that link pollution with morbidities specific to Indian conditions .
Which are the most important grassroots factors that could help us to keep our air clean ?
Air pollution is something you probably think about on a regular basis but most people tend to ignore considering the impact usually is identified in long term . On an average , we generally eat 1 kg of food per day , 2 kg of water but you would be amazed to realise the air intake comes out to be 15 kg per day . While we care a lot about what we eat or drink , seldom do we really care about the quality of air we breathe .
72 BioVoiceNews | August 2017