Air & Water Pollution
Environment · वायु और जल प्रदूषण · 15 facts
Air Quality Index AQI measures air pollution levels
PM2.5 are fine particles most dangerous to human health
Carbon monoxide is colorless odorless toxic air pollutant
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand measures water pollution
Eutrophication is excess nutrients causing algal bloom in water
Acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions
Minamata disease caused by mercury poisoning in water
CNG is cleaner fuel compared to diesel reduces air pollution
Ganga Action Plan launched in 1986 to clean river Ganga
National Green Tribunal established in 2010 for environment
Fly ash from thermal plants is major solid air pollutant
Namami Gange Programme launched in 2014 for Ganga cleaning
Bhopal Gas Tragedy of December 1984 caused by methyl isocyanate MIC gas leak from Union Carbide plant
DO Dissolved Oxygen should be above 6 mg per litre for healthy aquatic life
Smog is combination of smoke and fog photochemical smog contains nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons