Vehicular Air Pollution and Air Quality Indices
Gupta, Himanshu / Choudhary, Mahendra Pratap
Vehicle emissions are responsible for about two third of air pollution in urban areas. The main pollutants emitted by vehicles include carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, hydrocarbon, lead, ozone & suspended particulate matter. These pollutants have harmful effects on human health & ecology. Poor air quality increases respiratory disorders like asthma & bronchitis & increases the risk of life-threatening diseases like cancer. In I...