Navi
Mumbai tops the list in pollution caused by vehicles and industries
By Dinesh Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: Of the seven major metro cities in the
state, including Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Nashik, where air quality was
tested from January to December last year, it was found that Mumbai (at Sion)
fared the worst, according to the figures provided by the Maharashtra Pollution
Control Board.
Navi Mumbai topped the list for air quality deterioration caused
due to vehicular and industrial pollution. While the concentration of sulphur
dioxide (SO2) that is emitted by industries, stood at 82 ug/m3, though the
permissible limit is only 80. Similarly, in case of nitrogen oxide (NO2), the
permissible limit is 80 ug/m3, but the Navi Mumbai reading was 290. But Mumbai
is not too far behind and exceeds the limits in case of NO2, which is a result
of high vehicular pollution.
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