Air Quality Effects of Pollutant Gases from Brick Kilns near Chennai
John Presin Kumar A1, Ravikumar Solomon G2, Sivakumar S3, Balaji R4, Mukesh Nadarajan5, Ashish Selokar6
1John Presin Kumar A, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India.
2Ravikumar Solomon G, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India.
3Sivakumar S, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India.
4Balaji R, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India.
5Mukesh Nadarajan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India.
6Ashish Selokar, Accendere, CL Educate India Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Manuscript received on 6 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 11 August 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 2284-2291 | Volume-8 Issue-3 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: B3863078219/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B3863.098319
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Abstract: Brick kiln industries are commonly found in most of the regions in our country. Many private sectors consider this type of industry more as a business rather than giving importance to hygiene and health aspects. This work has focused on the air pollutants emitted from brick kiln industries near Chennai and its environmental effects. Majority of pollutants emitted were found to be oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxides of sulphur (SOx). Generally all these gases have adverse bad effects on the well health of human community. Workers in brick kiln industries are directly inhaling toxic pollutant gases and suffer with various health complexities. Sampling sites were chosen based on last five years historical data. Experimental survey was done in the chosen sampling sites to observe the severity of pollution around the place. Time bound study and observation was conducted to know the pollution effects in various months ranging from October 2018 to February 2019. Air Quality Index (AQI) was calculated and remedial measures were suggested.
Index Terms: Brick Kilns, Emission, Air pollutants, Oxides of Sulphur, Oxides of Nitrogen
Scope of the Article: Quality Control