Air Pollution in India

Running Head: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
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Air Pollution in India
Abstract
Pollution is the release of contaminants into the environment leading to extreme changes.
One of the worst problems that face humanity today is the pollution of the environment. In India,
there are several practices that are worsening adverse conditions. Such practices include
deforestation, urbanization, industrial pollution, land degradation, soil erosion and rapid
industrialization at the country's cities. The factors behind air pollution in India are refineries,
vehicles, industries, and thermal power plants (Debosree & Pratap, 2015).
Air pollution is the contamination of air by the human's release of toxic substances into the
air. Increasing economic growth and a highly increasing population are currently imposing a lot
of strain on the environment, natural resources and the infrastructure in India. World Health
Organization through their findings in 2014 showed that Delhi which is the capital city of India
is the world's most polluted city (Reddy & Janet, 2018).
There have been high rates of growth of motor vehicle practices in India which have been
significantly involved in rapid urban air pollution. This vehicle pollution contributes to 70% of
India's air pollution. The number of vehicles on the roads in the cities has exceeded 3.7 million
with a yearly mean increase of 8%. These motor vehicles are concentrated in the major cities led
by motorized two-wheeled vehicles which dominate the cities as they are affordable to millions
of residence (Kumari, Attri, Panis, & Gurjar, 2013). India is the leading country with the highest
number of motorized two-wheeled vehicles and has had an impact on the increasing health and
human welfare complications which are brought about by urban air pollution from transportation
activities. There is also adulteration of automotive diesel and gasoline with cheaper sources of
vehicle fuels in India. This increases emissions of toxic exhaust gases from vehicles thus
worsening air pollution in urban areas (Matthew & Kanok, 2009).
The negative effects of indoor air pollution in urban slums and rural areas has increased.
India depends largely on energy from coal as a source of energy, coal releases large amounts of
greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide. Air pollution from plants that generate coal leads to about
70,000 premature deaths yearly in India. Other risks of air pollution on the health of humans