Controlling Air Pollution — Flashcards

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Air pollution is the imbalance in the quality and composition of air resulting in severe damage to living organisms. It happens when harmful gases and particles mix with air in large amounts.

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Common gaseous air pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, CFCs, and nitrogen oxides. These gases can harm health and also disturb the balance of air.

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Domestic cooking can release smoke when biomass, coal, or kerosene is burned. These fuels produce indoor and outdoor air pollution, and smoke can affect health, especially inside homes with poor venti…

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Improved cookstoves use fuel more efficiently, so less fuel is burnt and less smoke is produced. This reduces fuel wood consumption and helps remove or reduce smoke from kitchens.

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The National Programme for Improved Cookstoves was launched in 1983 by the Department of Non-Conventional Energy Sources. It was started to reduce fuel wood consumption and remove or reduce smoke from…

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The National Biomass Cookstoves Initiative was launched in 2009. Its aim was to extend clean energy use to all Indian households through next-generation cookstoves and biomass-processing technologies.

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Piped natural gas is natural gas distributed through a pipeline network, providing an uninterrupted supply of gas for cooking to households. It is mainly methane with a small percentage of other highe…

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PNG gives a continuous supply of fuel through pipelines, so cooking becomes convenient. It reduces the need to handle cylinders and supports cleaner cooking compared with smoky fuels.