Nano particles-induced air pollution is more harmful than PM10/PM2.5-induced air pollution. Explain. (150 words)
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KEY POINTS
· The rising impact of air pollution leads to increased government health expenditure in two ways: first, the form of reimbursement of costs incurred by people with insurance cover under Ayushman Bharat.
· The discourse on air pollution in India centres on mean concentration of particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5.
· There are pollutants which are more harmful than PM10/PM2.5.
· These are nanoparticles, arising from both natural and man-made processes: soil erosion, dust storms, burning of unprocessed fuel, industrial, and mechanical processes.
· The chemically reactive nature of nanoparticles makes the risk assessment highly uncertain.
· Infant mortality, neonatal complications, and birth defects are also likely to increase with ever increasing concentrations of matters smaller than 10 µm.
· Incidentally, while the pollution mask provides protection against PM10/PM2.5 particulate matter, the same is not true for pollution from nanoparticles.
· Moreover, with no mechanism available to record the extent of air pollution arising from nanoparticles, the risk arising from same is now a black box.
· Thus, there is a need for the government to raise awareness on the dangers of nanoparticles. Monitoring stations should make an effort to measure the same; without quantifiable statistics, we cannot highlight the dangers involved.
Sivasurya 2 years
Please review
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Good answer. But concentrate more on why nano-particles induced Air pollution is a problem. Keep writing.
K. V. A 2 years
Pls review
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Good answer. Good structure and content. Instead of drawing a circle around sub-headings, underline them. Keep writing.
PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 2 years
Kindly review
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