Singh Neha, Jain Kamlesh, Kumar Punita, George Nitha Thankam, Sambath Vishvaja, Lakra Melisha Shilpy
Senior Scientist, Pt. JNM Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. JNM Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2023 Jan-Mar;67(1):78-83. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_996_22.
Era's one of the utmost scourges is air pollution, owing to not only its impact on climate change but also its impact on public and individual's health due to combined morbidity and mortality.
The current study was intended to monitor the air quality data from two districts of Chhattisgarh, namely Raipur and Korba, so that policymakers will be able to take corrective measures to control individual's health-related issues associated with polluted air.
All air samples were collected from around Raipur and Korba city of Chhattisgarh and submitted to the Chester LabNet, a laboratory based in 3 Oregon, USA, for analysis. Particulate matter (PM2.5) was determined by using the gravimetry technique and used the X-ray fluorescence 4 technique to detect the presence of heavy metals.
PM2.5 levels in all samples in Raipur and Korba ranged from 131.4-653.8 μg/m to 150.3-1699.2 μg/m which is 2.18-10.88 and 2.5-28.3 times higher than standards prescribed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of 60 μg/m. Heavy metals such as silica (Si), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and manganese (Mn) levels were recorded higher than the standard level reported by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in locations of Raipur and Korba, Chhattisgarh.
Although Chhattisgarh, a state in Central India covered with 45% forest, but it is suffering from low air quality due to developing township and industrial area, which is causing a lot of commotion in the local community. At this time, the government should approach to take immediate action and measures to control air pollution and to reduce the terrible impact on the health of local citizens.
空气污染是当今最严重的祸害之一，这不仅是因为它对气候变化有影响，还因为它通过合并发病率和死亡率对公众和个人健康产生影响。
本研究旨在监测恰蒂斯加尔邦两个地区（即赖布尔和科尔巴）的空气质量数据，以便政策制定者能够采取纠正措施，控制与污染空气相关的个人健康问题。
所有空气样本均采集自恰蒂斯加尔邦赖布尔和科尔巴市周边地区，并提交给位于美国俄勒冈州的切斯特实验室网络进行分析。采用重量法测定颗粒物（PM2.5），并使用X射线荧光技术检测重金属的存在。
赖布尔和科尔巴所有样本中的PM2.5水平在131.4 - 653.8μg/m³至150.3 - 1699.2μg/m³之间，分别比环境、森林和气候变化部（MoEFCC）规定的60μg/m³标准高出2.18 - 10.88倍和2.5 - 28.3倍。恰蒂斯加尔邦赖布尔和科尔巴地区空气中硅（Si）、铅（Pb）、镍（Ni）和锰（Mn）等重金属含量高于国家环境空气质量标准报告的标准水平。
虽然印度中部的恰蒂斯加尔邦45%的面积被森林覆盖，但由于城镇和工业区的发展，该邦空气质量较差，这在当地社区引起了诸多骚乱。此时，政府应立即采取行动和措施控制空气污染，减轻对当地居民健康的严重影响。
