Faculty Opinions recommendation of Air pollution from biodegradable wastes and non-specific health symptoms among residents: direct or annoyance-mediated associations?

Air pollution has been directly responsible for increases in mortality and morbidity in the general population during periods known as episodes, when pollutant levels were elevated well above those that occur on a regular basis. The major concern today regarding pollution and health is, however, more subtle—namely, whether the lower levels of pollution to which we are exposed dally are harmful to health. It is extremely difficult to relate specific health problems to specific pollutants, because other environmental and lifestyle factors may contribute to decrements in health, Furthermore people are generally exposed to mixtures of pollutants, making It difficult to extract the effects caused by Individual components, or to determine which combinations are the most hazardous. Community air pollution results from various sources: mobile sources, such as vehicles; stationary sources, such as power plants and factories; and Indoor sources, such as building material. Complicating the picture is the fact that many chemicals released Into the air may react, producing additional secondary pollutants. This article provides an overview of the major air pollutants that may be of concern in terms of public health.

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Analysis of RF Radiation and its Health Effects in Champhai District of Mizoram

Science & Technology Journal ◽

10.22232/stj.2018.06.02.05 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Lallawm zuala ◽

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Lalrinthara Pachuau ◽

Z. Pachuau ◽

Keyword(s):

Power Density ◽

Memory Loss ◽

Base Station ◽

National Standards ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Radiation Level ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

First Time ◽

Power Densities ◽

Specific Health

A detailed survey was conducted on people living within and beyond 50m from mobile base station, on thirteen (13) different non-specific health symptoms faced by inhabitants living near mobile tower in six different localities in Champhai district for the first time, since mobile tower was erected in 2009. Power density of RF radiation have also been measured within and outside 50m from the station for GSM900 and GSM1800 in the same locality. The measured power densities have been compared with standard limits given by various scientific bodies like International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP 1998), Bioinitiative Report (Sage and Carpenter 2012) ,Salzburg Resolution (Haumann et al. 2000) and current Indian National Standards. The radiation level is under permissible limits as per the guidelines adopted in India. Also the results were statistically analysed and compared by using Kruskal Walli’s t-test. It was found that the comparisons are statistically significant with p<0.05 in all the six localities where headache, memory loss and muscle pain are the most common health complaints. From the correlation studies, it has been found that there is a strong positive correlation between power density and complaints on non-specific health symptoms.

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