Surat: Besides combating the coronavirus pandemic, Surat residents are fighting yet another battle against the alarmingly high levels of particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere.
With increased industrial emission post-lockdown, noxious fumes from the factories, vehicles and increased construction activity has put the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the very poor category.
The particle pollution recorded at the two air quality monitoring stations located at Limbayat and Varachha on Thursday was much higher than the national average.
Particulate matter is made up of tiny particles the tiniest are about 30 times smaller than the width of a hair that are generated from vehicles, factories, biomass combustion and construction dust etc. They can penetrate deep into our lungs and result in heart and lung diseases.
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