Health Impact of Pollutants

Abstract

With the advent of industrial revolution, there has been a sharp rise in the atmospheric pollution contaminating the natural surroundings and negatively affecting the day-to-day lifestyle of living beings. Pollution is caused by waste materials of different forms that are dumped randomly on open areas or released into water bodies. Huge quantities of wastes come from the industries effluents which are toxic and highly hazardous. These include wastes from pulp and paper, fruit and processing, sugar or starch, dairies, tanneries, slaughterhouses, poultries, etc.