Webinar 3: Air Pollution and Health

Talk 1 Atmospheric Ozone; Good and Bad :PPT  and Video 
Talk 2 ​Impact of the Atmospheric Pollutants ….. Being​s :PPT  and Video
Talk 3 Terrestrial Dust Storms ….. on Society: PPT  and Video
Talk 4 An Early Warning System ….. Public Awareness :PPT and Video 

This event had four scientific talks. Summary of these are as below:

1. Atmospheric Ozone; Good and Bad by Prof. Som Kumar Sharma (on 18 June 2018): Ozone in our atmosphere is one of the very important gases. Stratospheric ozone is providing us a protective shield from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun and known as good ozone. Contrary to it ozone in the troposphere is a pollutant and causing sever health hazards and known as bad ozone. This talk discussed effect of good and bad ozone.

2. Impact of the Atmospheric Pollutants on the Health of Living Beings by Prof. Sohan Lal Jain (on 19 June 2018): The atmospheric pollutants such as aerosols, Ozone, NO_x SO₂, CO etc are health hazard for human being as well as animals and plants. In this talk sources of these pollutants and their measurements were described. The impact of the atmospheric pollutants on the health of living beings and agriculture yield was highlighted.

3. Terrestrial Dust Storms and their Influence on Environment and Society Prof. Som Kumar Sharma (on 20 June 2018) Dust storm is a meteorological phenomenon and common during local summers. Dust particles of varying sizes are pumped into the atmosphere during storms.  These dust particles affect respiratory system, harm sensitive lung tissue, can cause coughing, etc. Dust storms affect visibility and modulate radiative balance of the atmosphere. In this talk several effects of the dust storms were discussed.

4. An Early Warning System for Air Quality and Public Awareness by Prof. Gufran Beig (on 21 June 2018) Air Pollution and associated health impact is becoming increasingly an important subject to mankind. It may lead to disability adjusted life and even death. Understanding the problem is half the solution. This talk discussed on the development path of India's first air quality forecasting system and the information dissemination system. The system for community participation to protect human health from its adverse impact was highlighted.