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Air pollution and Climate change have been a matter of serious concern all over the world in the last few decades. The present review has been carried out in this concern over the Indian cities with significant impacts of both the climate change and air pollution on human health. Air pollution is increasing with each passing year and inflicting grave and irreparable injury to the nation. Environmental pollution is of different types namely air, water, soil, noise and light-weight. These cause damage to the living system. How pollution interacts with public health, environmental medicine and the environment has undergone dramatic change.
Since the 1950s, environmental medicine has been discussed more frequently through a greater awareness in public health and preventive medicine; although today, there is now a focus on occupational medicine. Environmental and occupational medicine are however more commonly viewed as an integrated subject, with emphasis given to industrial issues. Certainly, pollution problems have been recognized in the distant past but were more easily mitigated by nature due to the limited complexity of the pollutant, its degradability (e.g. biodegradable organics) and lower industrialization.
There has been an increased awareness of how pollution is observed regarding its health impact and attitudes toward public health and environmental medicine. Damage from oil spills will not only influence public health but overall disease rates for years to come. As environmental pollution increases so will the importance of environmental medicine in managing its consequences.
Moreover, the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting every part of human lives, including the physical world. The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have significant effects on the environment. Therefore, the conference intends to explore the positive and negative environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, by reviewing the available scientific literatures. This indicates that, the pandemic situation significantly improves air quality in different cities across the world, reduces GHGs emission, lessens water pollution and noise, and reduces the pressure on the tourist destinations, which may assist with the restoration of the ecological system. In addition, there are also some negative consequences of COVID-19, such as increase of medical waste, haphazard use and disposal of disinfectants, mask, and gloves; and burden of untreated wastes continuously endangering the environment. It seems that, economic activities will return soon after the pandemic, and the situation might change.
Although industries contribute significantly to India's economic growth and development, the increase in pollution of land, water, air, noise and resulting degradation of environment that they have caused, cannot be overlooked. Industries are responsible for four types of pollution: Air, Water, Land and Noise. The polluting industries also include thermal power plants.
Similarly, climate change is affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more extreme. Although greenhouse gas emissions are projected to drop about 6 per cent in 2020 due to travel bans and economic slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, this improvement is only temporary. Climate change is not on pause. Once the global economy begins to recover from the pandemic, emissions are expected to return to higher levels.
Keeping in view the above Indian Chamber of Commerce in association with Odisha State Pollution Control Board, Government of Odisha organizing an "e-CONFERENCE ON AIR POLLUTION โ Focusing on Actions towards CLIMATE CHANGE"on 21st December 2021, 1100hrs on ICC Virtual Platform.
This conference is aimed to bring together the leading academic scientists, researchers and Industry leaders to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of air pollution and control. It will also provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of air pollution and control.
Key Points for Discussion:
# Build Resilience with Cleaner Air: Learning from Covid-19
# Sources of air pollution, levels & trends
# Smart & innovative technologies for air pollution control
# Industrial pollution, causes & measures
# Adoption of Renewable Energy โ Improving Air Quality
# Air pollution and its impact on Human health and Crop yield. Need for Toxicity and Exposure assessment.
# Industry best practices on Environmental Management
