TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of environmental profile in the vicinity of Indian cement industry
AU - Shukla, Sudheer Kumar
AU - Nagpure, Ajay Singh
AU - Sharma, Rajni
AU - Sharma, Deepti
AU - Shukla, R. N.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The present study focuses on an impact assessment of the cement industry on various social, environmental and public health issues. During the study, various socio-environmental issues, such as sex ratio, literacy rate, availability of basic amenities, disease spectrum, land use pattern, crop production, drinking water quality and the effect of emissions on vegetation were thoroughly addressed. Finally, the study also suggests a viable solution for the sustainable development of the cement industry in the particular area. The results show that socio-economic status (e.g. sex ratio, literacy rate and basic amenities) of study area are comparatively below than national average and the people health condition is also poor in the vicinity. Substantial numbers of asthma and tuberculosis patients have been found in study area during field visit. Study also reveals that leaves of dominating plant species in the study area are suffering from necrosis/chlorosis disease.
AB - The present study focuses on an impact assessment of the cement industry on various social, environmental and public health issues. During the study, various socio-environmental issues, such as sex ratio, literacy rate, availability of basic amenities, disease spectrum, land use pattern, crop production, drinking water quality and the effect of emissions on vegetation were thoroughly addressed. Finally, the study also suggests a viable solution for the sustainable development of the cement industry in the particular area. The results show that socio-economic status (e.g. sex ratio, literacy rate and basic amenities) of study area are comparatively below than national average and the people health condition is also poor in the vicinity. Substantial numbers of asthma and tuberculosis patients have been found in study area during field visit. Study also reveals that leaves of dominating plant species in the study area are suffering from necrosis/chlorosis disease.
KW - Cement industry
KW - Dust pollution
KW - Environmental impact assessment
KW - Socioeconomy
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U2 - 10.1504/IJETM.2013.054891
DO - 10.1504/IJETM.2013.054891
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879620206
SN - 1466-2132
VL - 16
SP - 326
EP - 342
JO - International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management
JF - International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management
IS - 4
ER -
