Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Ahmedabad - Rainwater Harvesting
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Ahmedabad - Rainwater Harvesting
Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Ahmedabad - Rainwater Harvesting
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<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Impacts</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Pollution</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ahmedabad</strong>• A medical study was conducted by National Institute <strong>of</strong> Occupational<strong>Health</strong> (NIOH) <strong>in</strong> 2003 <strong>in</strong> three different areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ahmedabad</strong>, viz.Residential area (L.D.Engg. College), Commercial area (Nehru Bridge),Industrial area (Naroda). Distribution <strong>of</strong> % morbidity is as follows:(Total families covered: 679 – Residential:200, Commercial:242, Industrial:237)MorbidityChronic CoughBreathlessness whilewalk<strong>in</strong>gWheez<strong>in</strong>gHemoptysisAsthmaT.B.NauseaEye IrritationCataractIndustrial areaNo.35533662365623432%3.75.53.70.62.40.65.824.33.5CommercialareaNo.16509485113264%1.64.60.80.40.70.51.03.55.9ResidentialareaNo.1527194142114917%2.03.32.30.51.80.21.46.72.1
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